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Selections  for  IResponeive  IReabing 


ARRANGED  WITH  PROPER  REFERENCE  TO   LEADERSHIP 
A.ND  RESPONSIVENESS  BETWEEN 


/IDinister  ant)  Congregation 


BY 

REV.  EDWARD    HUNGERFORD 

AUTHOR  OF  THE  AMERICAN  BOOK  OF  CHURCH  SERVICES. 


FREE  PRESS  ASSOCIATION, 

BURLINGTON,    VT. 

1893. 


Copyright,  1893, 
By  EDWARD  HUNGERFOHD. 

All  rights  reserved. 


V 


PREFACE. 

This  Series  of  Eesponsive  Readings  is  distin- 
guished by  two  features.  Throughout  the  series  the 
leading  thoughts  are  carefully  assigned  to  the  minister, 
and  the  portions  given  to  the  congregation  are  true 
responses  to  the  sentiments  advanced  by  him.  This 
arrangement  of  parts  is  based  on  the  liturgical  prin- 
ciple, which  makes  the  people  in  public  worship  respon- 
sive to  the  pastor.  New  themes,  sudden  changes  of 
thought,  and  as  far  as  possible  minor  suggestions  pro- 
ceed from  him,  and  the  congregation  echoes  the  senti- 
ment, or  emphasizes  it  by  assent  or  by  setting  up 
a  contrast,   or  adds  a  closely  related  thought. 

The  Eesponsive  Readings  hitherto  proposed  have 
usually  given  the  verses  alternately  to  minister  and  con- 
gregation or  divided  the  verses  according  to  paral- 
lelism. Each  of  these  methods  involves  serious  infelici- 
ties. Reading  by  alternate  verses  often  inve)"ts  the 
proper  relation  between  leader  and  people.  The  verses 
fall  to  the  one  or  the  other  without  reference  to  respon- 
siveness. No  close  or  fixed  relation  of  the  parties  is 
maintained,  and  the  reading,  which  should  be  responsive, 
degenerates  into  an  alternate  reading,  which  through  its 
unresponsiveness  sometimes  becomes  painfully  confus- 
ing. 

Following  the  parallelisms,  while  less  objectionable 
in  this  regard,  introduces,  under  the  rapid  alternation  of 


short  sentences,  a  staccato  movement,  which,  wlieu  too 
freely  indulged,  detracts  from  the  dignity  and  stateliness 
of  public  worship.  A  worse  fault  is  that  the  utterances 
of  the  minister  are  often  so  incomplete  as  to  be  mean- 
inglesp. 

There  seems  to  be  no  good  reason  for  closely  ad- 
hering to  either  of  these  plans.  Verse  divisions  have 
no  authority  above  that  of  convenience,  and  the.  com- 
mon impression,  that  by  following  the  parallelisms  we 
are  adopting  the  original  responses  of  the  Hebrew  choirs 
in  the  temjDle  service,  is  probably  erroneous.  The  stro- 
phic  divisions  may  have  had  quite  as  much  to  do  with 
the  choir  responses. 

For  our  purpose  we  secure  a  better  result  when  we 
pass  freely  from  parallelism  to  verse  division,  restrained 
neither  by  the  one  nor  the  other,  but  cai'efully  seeking 
to  distinguish  the  leading  thought  by  giving  it  to  the 
minister,  while  the  congregation  returns  an  answering 
thought.  Once  released  from  traditional  bonds  we  are 
surprised  to  find  how  readily  the  psalms  lend  them- 
selves to  our  purpose ;  what  emphasis  is  given  to  im- 
portant utterances  by  the  echoes  of  the  congregation  ; 
and  to  what  extent  the  meaning  and  beauty  of  passages 
are  brought  out  by  the  comments  of  the  people.  The 
instances  in  which  a  psalm  does  not  yield  to  the  method 
are  exceedingly  rare,  though  some  psalms  may  require 
to  be  gone  over  many  times,  and  the  text  subjected  to  a 
critical  study  before  a  satisfactory  result  can  be  secured. 
That  this  first  attempt  at  such  revision  has  involved 
protracted  labor  needs  not  to  be  said.  I  shall  be  re- 
warded if  tiie  result  shall  seem  to  the  churches  worth 
the  effort,  and  if  a  more  intelligent  and  more  worship- 


ful  because  truly  responsive  reading  shall  date  from  the 
introduction  of  this  series. 

I  have  retained  in  this  work,  for  the  most  part,  those 
groupings  of  the  psalms  and  other  scriptures  into  Selec- 
tions, which  were  adopted  in  the  Responsive  Readings 
published  in  my  American  Book  of  Church  Services. 
The  same  headings  are  used  for  single  selections  and  for 
groups  of  selections.  These  have  been  found  conven- 
ient aids  to  the  pastor  in  his  search  for  a  reading  appro- 
priate to  the  occasion.  The  Index  enables  one  to  find 
binder  what  selection  a  psalm  or  other  scripture  may  be 
found. 

The  Strophic  Divisions  have  been  fixed  by  compari- 
son of  authorities,  Delitzsch,  Cheyne,  Tholuck,  DeWette 
and  some  others.  As  there  is  disagreement  among 
authors  in  regard  to  the  placing  of  strophic  divisions,  I 
have  as  a  rule  accepted  none  that  were  not  sanctioned 
by  at  least  two  authorities.  In  many  instances  there  is 
a  general  agreement. 

The  word  "Lord"  for  Jehovah  is,  in  this  work, 
printed  always  in  lower  case  because  full  faced  type  is  not 
provided  with  small  caps.  To  distinguish  this  use  of 
the  word  from  its  use  for  Adon  or  Adonai,  all  instances  of 
the  latter  use  are  marked  by  spacing  thus.  Lor  d  .  All 
interested  in  the  matter  will  please  note  this  necessary 
deviation  from  the  usual  practice. 

Stars  in  the  text  show  omissions. 

Tlie  mark  +  at  the  bottom  of  a  page  shows  that  a 
strophic  division  falls  there.  Elsewhere  such  divisions 
are  indicated  by  wider  spacing. 

Edward  IIungerford. 

Burlington,  Vt.,  May  3d,  1893. 


Selectioits  for  IResponsive  IReaMuG* 

COD  IN  NATURE  AND  IN  HISTORY. 


FIRST  SELECTION. 

God  provides. 

Ps.  104.     Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul. 
O  Lord  my  God,  thou  art  very  great  ; 
Thou  art  clothed  nith  lienor  and  majesty. 

"Who  coverest  thyself  with  light  as  with  a  garment; 
Who  stretchest  out  the  heavens  like  a  enrtain : 

Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his  chambers  in  the  waters; 
Who  maketh  the  clouds  his  chariot ; 

Who  walketh  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind  : 
Who  maketh  the  winds  his  messengers ; 
His  ministers  a  flaming'  Are  : 

Who  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth, 
That  it  should  not  be  moved  forever. 

Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep  as  with  a  vesture ', 

The  waters  stood  above  the  mountains. 

At  thy  rebuke  they  fled  ; 

At  the  voice  of  thy  thunder  they  hasted  away  ; 

They  went  up  by  the  mountains,  they  w  ent  down  by  the 
valleys, 

Unto  the  place  which  thou  hadst  founded  for  them. 

Thou  hast  set  a  bound  that  they  may  not  pass  over  ; 
That  they  turn  not  again  to  cover  the  earth. 

He  sendeth  forth  springs  into  the  valleys  ; 
They  run  among  the  mountains  : 

They  give  drink  to  every  beast  of  the  field  j 

The  wild  asses  quench  their  thirst. 


RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

By  them  the  fowl  of  the  heaven  have  their  habitation, 

They  sing;  among  the  brandies. 
He  watereth  the  mountains  from  liis  chambers  : 

Tlie  eartli  is  satisfied  witli  the  fruit  of  thy  works. 

He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow  for  the  cattle, 

And  herb  for  the  service  of  man  ; 

That  he  may  bring  forth  food  out  of  the  earth; 
And  wine  that  maketh  ghid  the  heart  of  man, 
And  oil  to  make  liis  face  to  shine, 
And  broad  that  strengtlienetli  man's  lieart. 

The  trees  of  the  Lord  are  satisfied  ; 

.The  cedars  of  Lebanon,  which  he  hath  planted; 
Where  the  birds  make  their  nests  : 
As  for  tlie  stork,  the  fir  trees  are  her  house* 

The  high  mountains  are  for  the  wild  goats ; 
Tlie  rocks  are  a  refuge  for  tlie  conies. 

He  appointed  the  moon  for  seasons  : 
The  sun  knoweth  his  going  down. 

Tlioii  inakest  darkness,  and  it  is  night ; 

Wherein  all  the  beasts  of  the  forest  do  creep  forth. 

The  young  lions  roar  after  their  prey. 
And  seek  their  meat  from  God. 

The  sun  ariseth,  they  get  them  away, 

And  lay  them  down  in  their  dens, 

Man  goeth  forth  unto  his  work 
And  to  his  Labor  until  the  evening. 

0  Lord,  how  manifold  are  thy  works  ! 
In  wisdom  hast  thou  made  them  all  : 
The  eartli  is  full  of  thy  riches. 

Yonder  is  the  sea,  great  and  wide, 
Wherein  are  tilings  creeping  innumerable. 
Both  small  and  great  beasts. 

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GOD  IN  NATURE  AND  IN  HISTORY. 

There  go  the  ships  ;   there  is  leviathan,  whom  thou  hast 
formed  to  take  liis  pastime  therein. 

These  wait  all  upon  thee, 

That  thou  ma3^est  give  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

That  thou  givest  unto  them  they  gather ; 

Tliou  openest  thy  haml,  tliey  are  satisfied  with  good. 

Thou  hidest  thy  face,  they  are  troubled; 
TIiou  taliest  away  their  breath,  they  die, 
And  return  to  their  dust. 

Thou  sendest  forth  thy  spirit,  they  are  created  ; 
And  thou  renewest  the  face  of  the  ground. 

Let  the  glory  of  the  Lord  endure  foi'tever  ; 
Let  the  Lord  rejoice  in  his  works  : 

Who  looketh  on  the  earth,  and  it  trembleth; 
He  touchetli  the  mountains  and  tliey  smoke. 

I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as  long  as  I  live  : 

I  will  sing  praise  to  my  God  while  I  have  any  being, 

SECOND  SELECTION. 

Nature  and  the  Law. 

Ps.  19.     The  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God  ; 
And,  the  flrmanieut  showeth  his  handy-work. 

Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech. 

And  night  unto  night  showeth  knowledge. 

There  is  no  speech  nor  language  ; 
Their  voice  cannot  be  heard. 

Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the  earth, 
And  their  words  to  the  end  of  the  world. 

In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  for  the  sun. 
Which  is  as  a  bridegroom  coming  out  of  his  chamber, 
And  rejoiceth  as  a  strong  man  to  run  his  course. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

His  going  forth  is  from  tlie  end  of  the  heaven. 
And  his  circuit  unto  the  ends  of  it  : 

And  tkere  is  nothiiigr  Iiid  from  the  heat  tliereof. 

The  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  restoring  the  soul  : 
The  testiiiioiiy  of  the  Lord  is  sure,  making  wise  the  sim- 
ple. 

The  precepts  of  the  Lord  are  right,  rejoicing  the  heart: 
The  commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure,  enlighteniug-  the 

eyes. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,  enduring  for  ever  : 

The  judgments  of  the  Lord  are  true,  and  righteous  alto- 
getlier.        ^ 

More  to  be  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea,  than  much 
fine  gold  : 
Sweeter  also  than  honey  and  the  Iioneycomb. 

Moreover  by  them  is  thy  servant  warned  : 
In  keeping  of  them  there  is  great  reward. 

Who  can  discern  his  errors  ? 

Clear  thou  me  from  hidden  faults. 

Keep  back  thy  servant  also  from  presumptuous  sins; 

Let  them  not  have  dominion  over  me :   then  shall  L   be 
perfect, 

And  I  shall  be  clear  from  great  transgression. 

Let  the  words  of  my  mouth  and  the  meditation  of   my 
heart  be  acceptable  in  thy  sight, 
0  Lord,  my  rock,  and  my  redeemer. 

THIRD  SELECTION. 

Universal  Dependence  on  God. 

Ps.  67.     God  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us. 
And  cause  his  face  to  shine  upon  us  ; 

Tliat  thy  way  uiay  be  known  upou  earlli, 

Tliy  saving  health  among  all  nations. 


GOD  IN  NATURE  AND  IN  HISTORY. 

Let  the  peoples  praise  thee,  0  God  ; 
Let  .all  tlie  peoples  praise  thee. 

0  let  the  nations  be  glad  and  sing  for  joy  : 
For  thou  shalt  judge  the  peoples  with  eciuity, 
And  govern  the  nations  upon  earth. 

Let  the  peoples  praise  thee,  0  God  ; 
Let  all  the  peoples  praise  thee. 

The  earth  hath  yielded  her  increase  : 
God,  even  our  own  God,  shall  bless  us. 

(lod  shall  hless  us ; 

And  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  sliall  fear  him. 

Ps.  65.     Praise  waiteth  for  thee,  0  God,  in  Zion  : 
And  unto  thee  shall  the  vow  be  performed. 

0  thon  that  hearest  prayer, 

Unto  thee  shall  all  flesh  come. 

Iniquities  prevail  against  me  : 

As  for  our  transgressions,  thou  shalt  purge  them  away. 

Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choosest,  and  causestto 

approach  unto  thee, 
That  he  may  dwell  in  thy  courts  : 

We  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  goodness  of  thy  house, 

The  holy  place  of  thy  temple. 

By  terrible  things  thou  wilt  answer  us  in  righteousness, 
0  God  of  our  salvation  ; 
Thou  that  art  the  confidence  of  all  the  ends  of  the  earth, 
And  of  them  that  are  afiir  off  upon  the  sea: 

Which  by  his  strength  setteth  fast  the  mountains  ; 
Being  girded  about  with  might : 

Which  stilleth  the  roaring  of  the  seas,  the  roaring  of  the! 
waves. 

And  the  tumult  of  the  peoples. 

They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  are  afraid  at 
thy  tokens  : 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Thou  inakest  the  outgoings  of  the  morning  and  evening 
to  rejoice. 

Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  waterestit, 
Thou  greatly  ouricliest  it  ; 

The  river  of  (iod  is  full  of  vv.atcr  : 

Tlioii  providest  them  corn,  when  tliou  hast  so  prepared  the 
earth. 

Thou  waterest  her  furrows  abundantly  ; 
Thou  settlest  the  ridges  thereof  : 

Thou  Miakest  it  soft  with  sliowers; 

Thou  blessest  the  springing'  thereof. 

Thou  crownest  the  year  with  thy  goodness  ; 
And  thy  paths  drop  fatness. 

They  drop  upon  the  pastures  of  tlic  wilderness : 

And  the  hills  are  girded  with  joy. 

The  pastures  are  clothed  with  flocks  ; 
The  valleys  also  are  covered  over  with  corn  ; 
They  shout  for  joy,  they  also  sing. 

FOURTH  SELECTION. 
God.  Glorified  in  Nature  and  in  Man. 

Ps.  8.     0  Lord,  our  Lord, 
How  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth  ! 
Who  hast  set  thy  glory  upoti  the  heavens. 

Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  hast  thou  es- 
tablished  strength, 
Because   of   thine   adversaries, 

That  thou  mightest  still  the  enemy  and  the  avenger. 

When  I  consider  thy  heavens,  the  work  of  thy  fingers, 
The  moon  anil  the  stars,  which  thou  hast  ordained  ; 

What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him  ? 
And  the  son  of  man,  tiiat  thou  visitest  him  1 

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GOD  IN  NATURE  AND  IN  HISTORY. 

For  thou  hast  made  him  but  little  lower  than  God, 
And  crownest  him  >vith  glory  and  honor. 

Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion  over  the  works  of 

thy  hands  ; 
Thou  hast  put  all  things  under  his  feet : 

All  sheep  and  oxen, 

Yea,  and  tlie  beasts  of  the  field ; 

The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the  sea, 
Whatsoever  passeth  through  the  paths  of  the  seas. 

0  Lord,  onr  Lord, 

How  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth. 

Ps.  29.     Give  unto  the  Lord,  0  ye  sons  of  the  mighty. 

Give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

Give  nnto  the  Lord  tlie  glory  due  unto  his  name  j 
Worsliip  tlie  Lord  in  tlie  beauty  of  holiness. 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon  the  waters  : 
The  Giod  of  glory  thundereth, 
Even  the  Lord  upon  many  waters. 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  powerful ; 

Tlie  voice  of  the  Lord  is  full  of  majesty. 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  breaketh  the  cedars  ; 

Yea,  the  Lord  breaketh  in  pieces  the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 

He  maketli  them  also  to  skip  like  a  calf; 

Lebanon  and  Sirion  like  a  young  w  ild-ox. 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  cleaveth  the  flames  of  fire. 
The  voice  of  the  Lord  shaketh  the  wilderness ; 
The  Lord  shaketh  the  wilderness  of  Kadesli. 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  maketh  the  hinds  to  calve. 
And  strippeth  the  forests  bare  : 

And  in  his  temple  every  thing  saith,  (Jlory. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

The  Lord  sat  as  king  at  the  Flood  ; 
Yea,  the  Lord  sitteth  as  king  for  ever. 

The  Lord  ivill  give  strength  unto  Jiis  people ; 

The  Lord  >vill  bless  his  people  ivith  peace. 

FIFTH  SELECTION. 
The  God  of  Jacob  Contrasted  with  Idols. 

Ps.  114.     When  Israel  went  forth  out  of  Egypt, 

The  house  of  Jacob  from  a  people  of  strange  language  ; 

Judah  became  his  sanctuary, 

Israel  his  dominion. 

The  sea  saw  it,  and  fled  ; 
Jordan  was  driven  back. 

The  mountains  skipped  like  rams. 
The  little  hills  like  young  sheep. 

"What  aileth  thee,  0  thou  sea,  that  thou  fleest  ? 
Thou  Jordan,  that  thou  turnest  back  I 

Ye  mountains,  that  3'e  skip  like  rams  ; 
Ye  little  hills,  like  young  sheep  J 

Tremble,  thou  earth,  at  the  presence  of  the  Lo  rd. 
At  the  presence  of  the  God  of  Jacob  ; 

Which  turned  tlie  rock  into  a  pool  of  water, 

The  flint  into  a  fountain  of  waters. 

Ps.  115.     Not  unto  us,  0  Lord,  not  unto  us, 
]iut  unto  thy  name  give  glory, 

For  thy  mercy,  and  for  thy  truth's  sake. 

Wherefore  should  the  nations  say, 
"Where  is  now  their  God  ? 

But  our  (xod  is  in  the  heavens  : 

He  hath  done  whatsoever  he  pleased 

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GOD  IN  NATURE  AND  IN  HISTORY. 

Their  idols  are  silver  and  gold. 
The  work  of  men's  hands. 

They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak  not ; 

Eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not ; 

They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not ; 
Noses  have  they,  but  they  smell  not ; 

They  have  hands,  but  they  handle  not; 

Feet  liavc  they,  but  they  walk  not ; 

>^either  speak  they  through  their  throat. 

They  that  make  them  shall  belike  unto  them  ; 
Yea,  every  one  that  trustetli  in  them. 

0  Israel,  trust  thou  in  the  Lord  : 

He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 
0  house  of  Aaron,  trust  ye  in  the  Lord  : 

He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 
Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  trust  in  the  Lord  : 

He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

The  Lord  hath  been  mindful  of  us  ;  he  will  bless  us 
He  will  bless  the  house  of  Israel ; 
He  will  bless  the  house  of  Aaron. 

He  will  bless  them  that  fear  the  Lord, 

Both  small  and  great. 

The  Lord  increase  you  more  and  more, 
You  and  your  children. 

Blessed  are  ye  of  the  Lord, 

Wiieh  made  heaven  and  earth. 

The  heavens  are  the  heavens  of  the  Lord  ; 

But  the  earth  hath  he  given  to  the  children  of  men. 

The  dead  praise  not  the  Lord, 

Neither  any  that  go  down  into  silence ; 

But  we  will  bless  the  Lord, 
From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

SIXTH  SELECTION. 

God  above  all  Gods. 

Ps.  134.     Behold,  bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  servants  of 

the  Lord, 
Which  by  night  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

Lift  up  j'oiir  hands  to  tlie  sanctuary, 

And  bless  ye  the  Lord. 

The  Lord  bless  thee  out  of  Zion  ; 
Even  lie  tliat  made  heaven  and  eartli, 

Ps.  135.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
Praise  ye  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 

Praise  him,  0  ye  servants  of  tlie  Lord : 
Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 
lu  the  courts  of  the  house  of  our  God. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord  ;  for  the  Lord  is  good  : 

Singr  praises  nnto  liis  name;  for  it  is  pleasant. 

For  the  Lord  liath  chosen  Jacob  nnto  himself. 

And  Israel  for  liis  peculiar  treasure. 

For  I  know  that  the  Lord  is  great. 

And  that  our  Lord  is  above  all  gods. 

Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleased,  that  liath  lie  done. 
In  heaven  and  in  earth,  in  the  seas  and  in  all  deeps. 

He  causeth  the  vapors  to  ascend  from  the  ends  of  the 
earth  ; 
He  maketh  lightning's  for  the  rain  ; 
lie  bring^eth  forth  the  wind  out  of  his  treasuries. 

Who  smote  the  firstborn  of  Egypt, 
Both  of  man  and  beast. 

He  sent  sig-ns  and  wonders  into  the  midst  of  thee,  0  Egypt, 

Upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  servants. 

Who  smote  many  nations,  and  slew  mighty  kings  ; 
Silion  kiu^  of  the  Amorites,  and  0?  king-  of  Bashan, 
And  all  the  kingdoms  of  Canaan  : 

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GOD    IN  NATURE   AND    IN  HISTORY. 

And  gave  their  land  for  an  heritage, 
An  heritage  unto  Israel  liis  people. 

Thy  name,  O  Lord,  endureth  forever  ; 

Thy  memorial,  0  Lord,  throughout  all  generationB. 
For  the  Lord  shall  jiulse  his  people, 
And  repent  himself  concerning:  his  servants. 

The  idols  of  the  nations  are  silver  and  gold, 
The  work  of  men's  hands. 

They  have  mouths,  but  tliey  speak  not ; 

Eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not ; 

They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not ; 
Neither  is  there  any  breath  in  their  mouths. 

They  that  make  them  sliall  be  like  unto  them; 

Yea,  every  one  that  tnisteth  in  them. 

0  house  of  Israel,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 
0  house  of  Aaron,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 

0  house  of  Levi,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 
Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the  Lord. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  out  of  Zion, 
Who  dwelleth  at  Jerusalem. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

SEV^ENTH  SELECTION. 

Mercy  to  Rebellious  Israel. 

Ps.  106.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

0  give  timnks  unto  tlie  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  forever. 

Who  can  utter  the  mighty  acts  of  the  Lord, 
Or  show  forth  all  his  praise  J 

Blessed  are  they  that  keep  judgment. 

And  he  that  doeth  rigliteousness  at  all  times. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Remember  me,  0  Lord,  with  the  favor  that  tliou  bear- 
est  inito  thy  people  ; 
0  visit  lue  witli  thy  salvation : 

That  I  may  see  the  prosperity  of  thy  chosen, 
That  I  may  rejoice  in  the  ijladuess  of  thy  nation, 
That  I  iniiy  g-lory  >vilh  Ihiiie  inheritance. 

We  have  sinned  with  our  fathers, 

We  have  committed  iniquity,  we  have  done  wickedly. 

Our  fatliers  understood  not  thy  wonders  in  E^ypt ; 

Tliey  remembered  not  the  niiiltitiidc  of  thy  mercies  ; 

But  were  rebellions  at  tJie  sea,  even  at  the  Red  Sea. 

Nevertheless  he  saved  them  for  his  name's  sake, 
That  he  might  make  his  mighty  power  to  be  known. 
He  rebuked  the  Red  Sea  also,  and  it  was  drie<l  up  : 
So  he  led  them  through  the  depths,  as  through  a  wilder- 
ness. 

And  he  saved  them  from  the  hand  of  him  that   hated 
them. 
And  redeemed  them  froni  the  hand  of  the  enemy. 

And  the  waters  covered  their  adversaries  : 
There  was  not  one  of  them  left. 

Then  helieved  they  his  words ; 

They  sang  his  praise. 

They  soon  forgat  his  works  ; 
They  waited  not  for  his  counsel  : 

But  lusted  exceedingly  in  the  wilderness, 

And  tempted  God  in  the  desert. 

And  he  gave  them  their  request  ; 
But  sent  leanness  into  their  soul. 

They  envied  Moses  also  in  the  camp, 
And  Aaron  the  saint  of  the  Lord. 

The  earth  opened  and  swall«>wed  up  Dathan, 

And  covered  the  comi>aiiy  of  Abiram. 

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GOD  IN  NATURE  AND  IN  HISTORY. 

Aud  a  fire  was  kindled  in  their  company  ; 
The  flame  burned  up  the  wicked. 

They  made  a  calf  in  Horeb, 

And  worshipped  a  molten  image. 
Thus  they  clianged  tlieir  glory 
For  the  likeness  of  an  ox  that  eateth  grass. 

They  forgat  God  their  saviour. 

Which  had  done  great  things  in  Egypt ; 

Wondrous  works  in  the  land  of  Ham, 

And  terrible  thiug-s  by  the  Red  Sea. 

Therefore  he  said  that  he  would  destroy  them, 

Had  not  Moses  his  chosen  stood  before  him  in  the  breach. 
To  turn  away  his  wrath,  lest  he  should  destroy  them. 

Yea,  they  despised  the  pleasant  land. 
They  believed  not  his  word  ; 

But  murmured  in  their  tents. 

And  hearkened  not  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord. 

Therefore  he  lifted  up  his  hand  unto  them. 
That  he  would  overthrow  them  in  the  wilderness  : 

And  that  he  would  overthrow  their  seed  among  the  na- 
tions, 

And  scatter  them  in  the  lands. 

They  joined  themselves  also  unto  Baal-peor, 
And  ate  the  sacrifices  of  the  dead. 

Thus  they  provoked  him  to  auger  with  their  doings; 

And  the  plague  brake  in  upon  them. 

Then  stood  up  Phinehas,  and  executed  judgment: 
And  so  the  plague  was  stayed. 

And  that  was  counted  unto  hiui  lor  righteousness, 

Unto  all  generations  for  evermore. 

They  angered  him  also  at  the  waters  of  Meribah, 
So  that  it  went  ill  with  Moses  for  their  sakes  : 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Uecause  they  were  rebellious  against  his  spirit, 
And  he  spake  unadvisedly  with  his  lips. 

They  did  not  destroy  the  peoples, 

As  the  Lord  commanded  them  ; 

But  mingled  themselves  with  the  nations. 

And  learned  their  works  : 

And  they  served  their  idols ; 

Which  became  a  snare  unto  them  : 

Yea,  they  sacrificed  their  sons  and  their  daughters  unto 

demons, 
And  shed  innocent  blood,  even  the  blood  of  their  sous 
and  of  their  daughters, 
Whom  they  sacrificed  unto  the  idols  of  Canaan  j 
And  the  land  was  polluted  with  blood. 

Thus  were  they  defiled  with  their  works, 
Aiid  went  a  whoring  in  their  doings. 

Therefore  was  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  kindled  against 
his  people, 
And  he  abhorred  his  inheritance. 

And  he  gave  them  into  the  hand  of  the  nations  ; 
And  they  that  hated  them  ruled  over  them. 

Their  enemies  also  oppressed  them, 

And  they  were  brought  into  subjection  under  their  hand. 

Many  times  did  he  deliver  them  ; 
But  they  were  rebellious  in  their  counsel. 
And  were  brought  low  in  their  iniquity. 

Nevertheless  he  regarded  their  distress,  when  he  heard 

their  cry  : 
And  he  remembered  for  them  his  covenant,  and  repent- 
ed according  to  the  multitude  of   his  mercies. 
He  made  them  also  to  be  pitied 
Of  all  those  that  carried  them  captives. 

Save  us,  O  Lord  our  God, 

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GOD  IN  NATURE  AND  IN  HISTORY. 

And  gather  us  from  among  the  nations, 
To  give  thanks  unto  thy  holy  name, 
And  to  triumph  in  thy  praise. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
From  everlasting  even  to  everlasting. 

And  let  all  tlie  people  say,  Ameu. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


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DIDACTIC. 


EIGHTH  SELECTION. 

Prosperity  of  the  Righteous. 

Pg.  1.     Blessed  is  the  man  that  walketh  not  in  the  coun- 
sel of  the  wicked, 
Nor  standeth  in  the  way  of  sinners. 
Nor  sitteth  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful. 

But  his  (leliglit  is  in  the  law  of  tlie  Lord ; 

And  in  his  law  doth  he  meditate  day  and  night. 

And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted   by  the  streams  of 

water. 
That  bringeth  forth  its  fruit  in  its  season, 

Whose  leaf  also  doth  not  wither  ; 

And  whatsoever  he  doeth  shall  prosper. 

The  wicked  are  not  so  ; 

But  are  like  the  chaff  which  the  wind  driveth  away. 
Therefore  the  wicked  shall  not  stand  in  the  judg-nient, 
Nor  sinners  in  the  congregation  of  the  rig:hteons. 

For  the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of  the  righteous  : 
But  the  way  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

Ps.  112.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
Blessed  is  the  man  that  feareth  the  Lord, 
That  delighteth  greatly  in  his  commandments. 
His  seed  shall  be  mighty  upon  earth  : 
The  generation  of  the  npright  shall  be  blessed. 

Wealth  and  riches  are  in  his  house  : 
And  his  righteousness  endureth  forever. 

Unto  the  upright  there  ariseth  light  in    the  darkness  : 
He  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion,  and  righteous. 

Well  is  it  with  the  man  that  dealeth  graciously  and 
lendeth ; 

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DIDACTIC. 

He  shall  maintain  his  cause  in  judgment. 
For  he  shall  never  be  moved ; 
The  righteous  shall  he  had  in  everlasting  remembrance. 

He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil  tidings  : 

His  heart  is  fixed,  trusting  in  the  Lord. 

His  heart  is  establislied,  he  shall  not  be  afraid, 
Until  he  see  his  desire  upon  his  adversaries. 

He  hath  dispersed,  he  hath  given  to  the  needy  ; 
His  righteousness  endureth  for  ever  : 
His  horn  shall  be  exalted  with  honor. 

The  wicked  shall  see  it,  and  be  grieved  ; 
He  shall  gnash  Avithhis  teeth,  and  melt  away  ; 
The  desire  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

Ps.  26.     Judge  me,  0  Lord,  for  I  have  walked  in  mine 
integrity  : 
I  liave  trusted  also  in  the  Lord  without  wavering 

Examine  me,  0  Lord,  and  prove  me  ; 
Try  my  reins  and  my  heart. 

For  thy  loving  kiudness  is  before  mine  eyes  ', 

And  I  have  walked  in  thy  truth. 

I  have  not  sat  with  vain  persons ; 
Neither  will  I  go  in  with  dissemblers. 

I  hate  the  congregation  of  evil-doers, 

And  will  not  sit  with  the  wicked. 

I  will  wash  mine  hands  in  innocency  ; 
So  will  I  compass  thine  altar,  0  Lord  : 

That  I  may  make  the  voice  of  thanksgiving  to  be  heard, 

And  tell  of  all  thy  wondrous  works. 

Lord,  I  love  the  habitation  of  thy  house, 
And  the  place  where  thy  glory  dwelleth. 

Oather  not  my  soul  with  sinners, 
Nor  my  life  with  men  of  blood  : 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

In  whose  hands  are  mischief, 

And  their  riglit  liand  is  full  of  bribes. 

But  as  for  me,  I  will  walk  iu  mine  integrity  : 

Eedeem  me,  and  be  merciful  unto  me. 
My  foot  staiidetli  in  an  oven  place  : 
In  the  congregations  will  I  bless  the  Lord. 

NINTH  SELECTION. 

The  Righteous  Accepted. 

Ps.  34.     I  will  bless  the  Lord  at  all  times  : 
His  praise  shall  continually  be  in  my  mouth. 

My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the  Lord  : 

The  meek  shall  hear  thereof,  and  be  glad. 

0  magnify  the  Lord  with  me. 

And  let  us  exalt  his  name  together. 

1  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  answered  me, 
And  delivered  me  from  all  my  fears. 

They  looked  unto  him,  and  were  lightened  : 
And  their  faces  shall  never  be  confounded. 

This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  Lord  heard  him, 
And  saved  him  out  of  all  his  troubles. 

The  angel  of  the  Lord  encampeth  round  about  them  that 
fear  liini. 

And  delivereth  them. 

0  tuste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  good  : 
Hlessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 

0  fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints  : 
For  ther&is  no  want  to  them  that  fear  him. 
The  young  lions  do  lack,  and  suffer  hunger : 
But  they  tiiat  seek  the  Lord  shall  not  want  any  good  thing. 

Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto  me  : 
I  will  teach  you  the  fear  of  the  Lord, 

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DIDACTIC. 

What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life. 

And  loveth  many  days,  that  he  may  see  good? 

Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil, 

And  thy  lips  from  speaking  guile. 

Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good  ; 
Seek  peace,  and  pursue  it. 

The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  toward  the  righteous, 

And  his  ears  are  open  unto  their  cry. 

The  face  of  the  Lord  is  against  them  that  do  evil, 
To  cut  off  tlie  remembrance  of  them  from  the  earth. 

The  righteous  cried,  and  the  Lord  heard, 
And  delivered  them  out  of  all  their  troubles. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are  of  a  broken  heart, 
And  saveth  such  as  be  of  a  contrite  spirit. 

Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  righteous  : 
But  the  Lord  delivereth  him  out  of  them  all. 

He  keepelh  all  his  bones  : 

Not  one  of  them  is  broken. 

Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked  : 

And  they  that  hate  the  righteous  shall  be  condemned. 
The  Lord  redeemeth  the  soul  of  his  servants  : 
And  none  of  them  that  trust  in  him  shall  be  condemned. 

Ps,  15.     Lord,  who  shall  sojourn  in  thy  tabernacle  ? 
Who  shall  dwell  in  thy  holy  hill  ? 

He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  worketh  righteousness, 
And  speaketh  trutli  in  his  heart. 

He  that  slandereth  not  with  his  tongue. 
Nor  doeth  evil  to  his  friend. 

Nor  taketh  up  a  reproach  against  Iiis  neighbor. 

In  whose  eyes  a  reprobate  is  despised  ; 

But  he  honoreth  them  that  fear  the  Lord. 

+ 
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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

He  that  sweareth  to  his  own  hurt,  and  changeth  not. 
He  tliat  putteth  not  out  his  money  to  usury, 
Nor  taketh  reward  against  the  innocent. 

He  that  docth  tliese  things  sliall  never  be  moved. 

Ps.  117.     0  praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  nations; 
Laud  him,  all  ye  peoples. 

For  his  mercy  is  great  toward  us  ; 

And  the  truth  of  the  Lord  endureth  for  ever. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

TENTH  SELECTION. 

Riches  a  Vain  Trust. 

Ps.  52.     Why  boastest   thou  thyself    in    mischief,    O 

mighty  man  ? 
The  mercy  of  God  endureth  continually. 

Tliy  tonmie  deviseth  very  wickedness  ; 

Like  a  sharp  razor,  working  deceitfully. 

Thou  lovest  evil  more  than  good  ; 
And  lying  rather  than  to  speak  righteousness. 
Thou  lovest  all  devouring  words, 

0  thou  deceitful  tongue. 

Grod  shall  likewise  destroy  thee  forever. 

He  shall  take  thee  up,  and  pluck  tliee  out  of  thy  tent, 
Aud  root  thee  out  of  the  land  of  the  living. 

The  righteous  also  shall  see  it,  aud  fear, 

And  sliall  laugh  at  him,  saying, 

Lo,  this  is  the  man  that  made  not  God  his  strength  ; 
But  trusted  in  the  abundance  of  his  riches. 
And  strengthened  himself  in  his  wickedness. 

But  as  for  me,  I  am  like  a  green  olive  tree  in  the  house 
of  God  : 

1  trust  in  the  mercy  of  (lod  for  ever  and  ever. 

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DIDACTIC. 

I   will   give   thee   thanks   for  ever,  because  thou  hast 
done  it  : 
And  I  will  wait  on  tliy  name,  for  it  is  g-ood,  in  the  pres- 
ence of  tliy  saints. 

Ps.  49,     Hear  this,  all  ye  peoples  ; 

Give  ear,  all  ye  inliabitants  of  the  world  : 
Botli  low  and  liig'li,  rich  and  poor  together. 

My  mouth  shall  speak  wisdom  ; 

And  the  meditation  of  my   heart   shall    be   of   under- 
standing. 

I  wiU  incline  mine  ear  to  a  parable  : 

I  will  open  my  dark  saying-  npon  tlie  harp. 

Wherefore  should  I  fear  in  the  days  of  evil, 

When  iniquity  at  my  heels  compasseth  me  about? 

They  that  trust  in  their  wealth, 

And  boast  themselves  in  the  multitude  of  their   riches, 
None  of  them  can  by  any  means  redeem  his  brother, 
Nor  give  to  (jod  a  ransom  for  liim  : 
(For  the  redemi»tion  of  their  soul  is  costly, 
And  must  be  let  alone  for  ever :) 

That  he  should  still  live  alway. 
That  he  should  not  see  corruption. 

For  he  seeth  that  wise  men  die, 

Tlie  fool  and  tlie  brutisli  togetlier  perish. 

And  leave  tlieir  wealth  to  otliers. 

Their  inward  thought  is,  that  their  houses  shall  con- 
tinue for  ever. 
And  their  dwelling  places  to  all  generations  ; 
They  call  their  lands  after  their  own  names. 

But  man  abidoth  not  in  honor : 

He  is  like  the  beasts  that  perish. 

This  their  way  is  their  folly  : 

Yet  after  them  men  approve  tlieir  sayings. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

They  are  appointed  as  a  Hock  for  >Sheol ; 
Death  sliall  be  tlicir  slicphenl  : 

And  the  upright  shall  have  dominion  over  them  in  the 
morning  ; 

And  their  beauty  shall  be  for  Sheol  to  consume,   that 
there  be  no  habitation  for  it. 
But  (lod  Avill  redoeiii  my  soul  from  the  power  of  Sheol : 
For  he  shall  receive  me. 

Be  not  thou  afraid  when  one  is  made  rich. 
When  the  glory  of  his  house  is  increased  : 

For  when  he  dieth  he  sliall  carry  nothing'  away  ; 

His  glory  shall  not  descend  after  him. 

Though  while  he  lived  he  blessed  his  soul, 

And  men  praise  thee,  when  thou  doest  well  to  thyself. 

He  shall  go  to  the  generation  of  his  fathers  ; 

They  shall  never  see  the  light. 

Man  that  is  in  honor,  and  understandeth  not, 

Is  like  the  beasts  that  perish. 

ELEVENTH  SELECTION. 
Evil  Words  of  the  Ungodly  Avenged. 

Ps.  G4.     Hear  my  voice,  0  God,  in  my  complaint  : 
Preserve  my  life  from  fear  of  the  enemy. 

Hide  me  from  the  secret  counsel  of  evil-doers  ; 

From  the  tumult  of  the  workers  of  iniquity  : 

Who  have  whet  their  tongue  like  a  sword. 
And  have  aimed  their  arrows,  even  bitter  words  : 
That  they  may  shoot  in  secret  places  at  the  perfect : 
Suddenly  do  they  shoot  at  him,  and  fear  not. 

They  encourage  themselves  in  an  evil  purpose  ; 
They  commune  of  laying  snares  privily  ; 
They  say,  Who  shall  see  them  ? 

They  search  out  iniquities;   We  have  accomplished,  say 
they,  a  diligent  search  : 
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DIDACTIC. 

And  the  inward  thought  of  every  one,  and  the  heart,  ij 
deep. 

But  God  shall  shoot  at  them  ; 

With  an  arrow  suddenly  shall  they  be  wounded. 

So  they  sliall  be  niiide  to  stumble,  their  own  tongue  being 
against  them : 

All  that  see  them  shall  wag  the  head. 

And  all  men  shall  fear  ; 

And  they  shall  declare  the  work  of  God, 

And  shall  wisely  consider  of  his  doing. 

The  righteous  shall  be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  shall  trnst  in 
him  ; 

And  all  the  upright  in  heart  shall  glory. 

Ps.  13.     Help,  Lord  ;  for  the  godly  man  ceaseth  ; 

For  the  faithful  fail  from  among  the  children   of  men. 
Thoy  speak  vanity  every  one  with  his  neighbor  : 
With  flattering  lip,  and  witli  a  double  heart  do  they  speak. 

The  Lord  shall  cut  off  all  flattering  lips, 

The  tongue  that  speaketh  great  things  : 

Who  have  said,  Witli  our  tongue  will  we  prevail, 
Our  lips  are  our  own :  who  is  lord  over  us  2 

For  the   spoiling  of  the  poor,  for   the  sighing  of  the 

needy, 
Now  will  I  arise,  saith  the  Lord  ; 

I  will  set  him  in  safety  at  whom  they  puff. 

The  words  of  the  Lord  are  pure  words  ; 
As  silver  tried  in  a  furnace  on  tlie  earth, 
Purified  seren  times. 

Thou  shalt  keep  them,  0  Lord, 

Thou  shalt  preserve  them  from  this  generation  for  ever. 

The  wicked  walk  on  every  side. 

When  vileness  is  exalted  among  the  sons  of  men, 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

TWELFTH  SELECTION. 

Evil-doers  not  to  be  Envied. 

Ps.  37.     Fret  not  thyself  because  of  evil-doers. 
Neither  be  thou  envious  against  them  that   work  un- 
righteousness. 

For  they  sliaJl  soon  be  cut  down  like  the  grass, 

And  wither  as  the  green  herb. 

Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good  , 

Dwell  in  the  land,  and  follow  after  faithfulness. 

Delight  tliyself  also  in  the  Lord; 

And  he  shall  give  thee  the  desires  of  thine  heart. 

Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord  ; 

Trust  also  in  him,  and  he  shall  bring  it  to  pass. 

And  he  shall  make  thy  righteousness  to  go  forth  as  the 

light, 
And  thy  judgment  as  the  noonday- 
Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  wait  patiently  for  him  : 
Fret  not  thyself  because  of  him  who  prospereth  in  his 

way. 
Because  of  the  man  who  bringeth  wicked  devices  to 
pass. 
Cease  from  auger,  and  forsake  wr.ath : 
Fret  not  thyself,  it  tendeth  only  to  eril-doing. 

For  evil-doers  shall  be  cut  off  : 

But  those  that  wait  upon  the  Lord,  they  shall  inherit 
the  land. 
For  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  wicked  shall  not  be  : 
lea,  thou  shalt  diligently  consider  his  place,  and  he  shall 
not  be. 

But  the  meek  shall  inherit  the  land  ; 

And  shall  delight  themselves  in  the  abnndance  of  peace. 

The  wicked  plotteth  against  the  just, 
And  gnasheth  upon  him  with  his  teeth. 

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DIDACTIC. 

TIic  Lord  shall  laiig-Ii  at  him : 
For  he  seoth  tJiat  his  day  is  coining. 

The  wicked  have  drawn  out  the  sword  and  have  bent 

their  bow  ; 
To  cast  down  the  poor  and  needy, 
To  slay  such  as  be  upright  in  the  way  : 

Their  sword  sliall  enter  into  tlieir  own  lieartj 

And  their  bows  shall  be  broken. 

Better  is  a  little  that  the  righteous  hath 
Than  the  abundance  of  many  wicked. 

For  the  arms  of  the  wicked  shall  be  broken : 

But  the  Lord  upholdeth  the  rigliteous. 

The  Lord  knoweth  the  days  of  the  perfect : 

And  their  inheritance  shall  be  for  ever. 

They  shall  not  be  aslianied  in  the  time  of  evil : 
And  in  the  days  of  famine  they  shall  be  satisfied. 

But  the  wicked  shall  perish, 

And  the  enemies  of  the  Lord  shall  be  as  the  excellency 
of  the  pastures  : 
They  shall  consume  ;  in  smoke  shall  they  consume  away. 

The  wicked  borroweth,  and  payeth  not  again  : 
IJut  the  righteous  dealeth  graciously,  and  giveth. 

For  such  as  be  blessed  of  him  shall  inherit  the  land  ; 
And  they  that  be  cursed  of  him  shall  be  cut  oflf, 

A  man's  goings  are  established  of  the  Lord  ; 

And  he  delighteth  in  his  way. 

Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  utterly  cast  down  s 
For  the  Lord  upholdeth  him  with  his  hand. 

I  have  been  young,  and  now  am  old  ; 

Yet  have  I  not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken, 

Nor  his  seed  begging  their  bread. 

All  the  day  long  he  dealeth  graciously,  and  lendeth  j 

And  his  seed  is  blessed. 

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RESPOXSIVE  READINGS. 

Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good  ; 
And  dwell  for  evermore. 

For  the  Lord  lovetli  jiidgriiieiit, 

And  forsaketh  not  his  saiuts ; 

They  are  preserved  for  ever  : 

But  the  seed  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

The  rig-hterms  shall  inherit  tlie  land, 

And  dwell  therein  for  ever. 

The  mouth  of  the  righteous  talketh  wisdom. 
And  his  tongue  speaketh  judgment. 

The  hiw  of  his  tJod  is  in  his  heart ; 

None  of  his  steps  shall  slide. 

The  wicked  watcheth  the  righteous, 
And  seeketh  to  slay  him. 

Tlie  Lord  will  not  leave  him  in  his  hand, 

Nor  condemn  him  when  he  is  judg'ed. 

Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way, 
And  he  shall  exalt  thee  to  inherit  the  land  : 
When  the  wicked  are  cut  off,  thou  shalt  see  it. 

I  have  seen  the  wicked  in  great  power. 

And  spreading  himself  like  a  green    tree  in   its   native 
soil. 
But  one  passed  by,  and,  lo,  he  was  not : 
Yea,  1  sought  him,  but  he  could  not  be  found. 

Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  behold  the  upright : 

For  the  latter  end  of  that  man  is  peace. 

As  for  transgressors,  they  shall  be  destroyed  together : 
The  latter  end  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

But  the  salvation  of  the  righteous  is  of  the  Lord  : 
He  is  their  stronghold  in  the  time  of  trouble. 
And  the  Lord  helpeth  them,  and  rescueth  them  : 

He  rescueth  them  from  the  wicked,  and  saveth  them, 

Because  they  have  takeu  refuge  in  him. 

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DIDACTIC. 

THIRTEENTH  SELECTION. 

Deniers  of  God  Rejected. 

Ps.  53.     The  fool  hath  Buid  in  his  heart,  There  is   no 
God. 
Corrupt  are  they,  and  have  done  abominable  iniquity ; 
There  is  none  that  doeth  good. 

God  looked  down  from   heaven  upon  the  children   of 

men, 
To  see  if  there  were  any  that  did  understand. 
That  did  seek  after  God. 

Every  one  of  them  is  gone  back ;  they  are  together  become 

flithy  ; 
There  is  none  tliat  doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

Have  the  workers  of  iniquity  no  knowledge  ? 
Who  eat  up  my  people  as  they  eat  bread, 
And  call  not  upon  (jod. 

There  were  they  in  great  fear,  where  no  fear  was  : 
For  God  hath  scattered  the  bones  of  him  that   encamp- 
eth  against  thee  ; 
Thou  hast  put  tliem  to  shame,  because  God  hath  rejected 
them. 

Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Israel  were  come  out  of  Zion  ! 
Wlien  Grod  briugetli  back  the  captivity  of  his  people, 
Then  shall  Jacob  rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

Ps.  36.     The  transgression  of  the  wicked  saith  within 
my  heart, 

There  is  no  fear  of  God  before  his  eyes. 
For  he  fl;ittereth  himself  in  his  own  eyes. 
That  his  iniquity  shall  not  be  found  out  and  be  hated. 

The  words  of  his  mouth  are  iniquity  and  deceit : 
He  hath  left  off  to  be  wise  and  to  do  good. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

He  deviseth  iniquity  upon  liis  bed  ; 

He  setteth  liimself  in  a  way  that  is  not  good ; 
He  abhorreth  uot  evil. 

Thy  lovingkindness,  O  Lord,  is  in  the  heavens  ; 
Thy  faithfulness  reacheth  unto  the  skies. 

Tliy  risyhteoiisness  is  like  the  inouiitaiiis  of  God; 

Tliy  Jiuli^ineiits  are  a  great  deep  : 

0  Lord,  thou  preservest  man  and  beast. 

How  precious  is  thy  lovingkindness,  0  God  ! 

And  the  children  of  men  take  refnge  under  the  sliadow  of 
thy  wings. 

They  shall  be  abundantly  satisfied  with  the  fatness  of 
thy  house ; 
And  thou  shalt  make  them  drink  of  the  river  of  thy  pleas- 
ures. 

For  with  thee  is  the  fountain  of  life  : 
In  thy  light  shall  we  see  light. 

0  continue  thy  lovingkindness  unto  them  that  know 
thee  ; 
And  thy  righteousness  to  the  upright  in  heart. 

Let  not  the  foot  of  pride  come  against  me, 

And  let  not  the  hand  of  the  wicked  drive  me  away. 

There  are  the  workers  of  iniquity  fallen  : 

They  are  thrust  down,  and  shall  not  be  able  to  rise. 

FOURTEENTH  SELECTION. 

The  End  of  Sinners  Learned  in  the  Sanctuary. 

Ps.  73.     Surely  God  is  good  to  Israel, 
Even  to  such  as  are  pure  in  heart. 

But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  almost  gone ; 

My  stei>s  had  well  nigh  slipped. 

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DIDACTIC. 

For  I  was  envious  at  the  arrogant, 
AV^hen  I  saw  the  prosperity  of  the  wicked. 

For  there  are  no  bands  in  tlieir  deatli : 

But  tlieir  strength  is  Arm. 

They  are  not  in  trouble  as  other  men  ; 
Neither  are  they  plagued  like  other  men. 

Therefore  pride  is  as  a  chain  about  tlieir  neck; 

Violence  covereth  them  as  a  garment. 

Their  eyes  stand  out  with  fatness  : 
They  have  more  than  heart  could  wish. 

They  scofl',  and  in  wickedness  utter  oppression  : 

They  speak  loftily. 

They  have  set  their  mouth  in  the  heavens, 
And  tlieir  tongue  walketh  through  the  earth. 
Therefore  his  people  return  hither  : 
And  waters  of  a  full  cup  are  wrung  out  by  tliein. 

And  they  say,  How  doth  God  know  ? 

And  is  there  knowledge  in  the  Most  High  ? 

Behold,  these  are  the  wicked  ; 

And,  being ahvay  jit  ease,  they  increase  in  riches. 

Surely  in  vain  have  I  cleansed  my  heart. 
And  washed  my  hands  in  iunocency  ; 

For  all  the  day  long  have  I  been  plagued, 

And  chastened  every  morning. 

If  I  had  said,  I  will  speak  thus  ; 

Behold,  I  had  dealt  treacherously  with  the  generation  of 
thy  children. 

"When  I  thought  how  I  might  know  this, 
It  was  too  painful  for  me  ; 
Until  I  went  into  the  sanctuary  of  God, 
And  considered  their  latter  end. 

Surely  thou  settest  them  in  slippery  places : 
Thou  castest  them  down  to  destruction. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

How  are  they  become  a  desolation  iu  a  moment  ? 
They  are  utterly  consumed  with  terrors. 

As  a  dream  when  one  awaketli ; 

So,  0  L  0  r  (1 ,  when  tliou  awakest,  thou  shalt   despise 
their  iuiag:e. 

For  my  heart  was  grieved, 
And  I  was  pricked  in  my  reins  '. 

So  brutish  was  I,  and  ig'norant ; 

I  was  as  a  beast  before  thee. 

Nevertheless  I  am  continually  with  thee  : 
Thou  hast  holden  my  right  hand. 

llion  shalt  guide  me  with  thy  counsel, 

And  afterward  receive  nie  to  glory. 

Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee  ? 

And  there  is  none  upon  earth  that  I  desire  beside  thee. 

My  flesh  and  my  heart  fiiileth : 

But  (xod  is  the  strength  of  my  heart  and  my  portion  for 
ever. 

For,  lo,  they  that  are  far  from  thee  shall  perish  : 

Thou  hast  destroyed  all  them  that  go  a  whoring  from  thee. 

But  it  is  good  for  me  to  draw  near  unto  God  : 
I  have  made  the  Lord  (Jod  my  refuge. 
That  I  may  tell  of  all  thy  works. 

FIFTEENTH  SELECTION. 

God  Judges  Unjust  Judges. 

Ps.  82.     God  standeth  in  the  congregation  of  God  ; 
He  judgeth  among  the  gods. 

Plow  long  will  ye  judge  unjustly, 

And  respect  the  persons  of  the  wicked  ? 

Judge  the  poor  and  fatherless : 

Do  justice  to  the  afflicted  and  destitute. 

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DIDACTIC. 

Rescue  the  poor  and  needy  : 

Deliver  them  out  of  the  liaiid  of  the  wicked. 

They  know  not,  neither  do  they  understand  ; 
They  ivallc  to  and  fro  in  darkness  : 
All  the  foundations  of  the  earth  are  moved. 

I  said,  Ye  are  gods, 

And  all  of  you  sons  of  the  Most  High. 

Nevertheless  ye  shall  die  like  men, 

And  fall  like  one  of  tlie  princes. 

Arise,  0  God,  judge  the  earth  : 

For  thou  shall  inherit  all  the  nations. 

Ps.  75.     We  give  thanks  unto  thee,  0  God  ; 
We  give  thanks,  for  thy  name  is  near  : 
Men  tell  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

When  I  shall  find  the  set  time, 
I  will  judge  uprightly. 

The  earth  and  all  the  inhabitants  thereof  are  dissolved; 

I  have  set  up  the  pillars  of  it. 

I  said  unto  the  arrogant,  Deal  not  arrogantly  : 
And  to  the  wicked,  Lift  not  up  the  horn  : 

Lift  not  up  your  horn  on  high; 

Speak  not  with  a  stiff  neck. 

For  neither  from  the  east,  nor  from  the  west, 
Nor  yet  from  the  south,  cometh  lifting  up. 
But  God  is  the  judge  : 

He  puttetU  down  one,  and  lifteth  up  another. 

For  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord  there  is  a  cup,  and   the 

wine  foameth  ; 
It  is  full  of  mixture,  and  he  poureth  out   of  the  same  : 
Surely  tlie  dre^s  thereof,  all  the  wicked  of  the  earth  sliall 
wring  them  out,  and  drink  them. 

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RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

But  I  will  declare  for  ever, 
I  will  slug  praises  to  the  God  of  Jacob. 
All  the  horns  of  the  wicked  also  will  I  cut  off ; 
But  the  horns  of  the  righteous  shall  he  lifted  up. 

SIXTEENTH  SELECTION. 
God  Sees  the  Doings  of  Evil  Men. 

Ps.  94.     0  Lord,  thou  God  to    whom   vengeance   be- 

longeth, 
Thou  God  to  whom  vengeance  belongeth,  shine  forth. 
Lift  up  thyself,  thou  judge  of  the  earth  : 

Eeuder  to  the  proud  their  desert. 
Lord,  how  long  shall  the  wicked, 
How  long  shall  the  wicked  triumph  1 

They  prate,  they  speak  arrogantly  : 

All  the  workers  of  iniquity  boast  themselves. 

They  break  in  pieces  thy  people,  0  Lord, 

And  afflict  thine  heritage. 

They  slay  the  widow  and  the  stranger, 
And  murder  the  fatherless. 

And  they  say.  The  Lord  shall  not  see. 

Neither  shall  tlie  (Jod  of  Jacob  consider. 

Consider,  ye  brutish  among  the  people  : 
And  ye  fools,  when  will  ye  be  wise? 

He  that  planted  the  ear,  shall  he  not  hear  ? 
He  that  formed  the  eye,  shall  he  not  see  l 

He  that  chastieeth  the  nations,  shall  not  he  correct, 
Even  he  that  teacheth  men  knowledge  ? 

The  Lord  knowelli  the  thoughts  of  man. 

That  they  are  vanity. 

Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  chastenest,  0  Lord, 
And  teachest  out  of  thy  law  ; 

That  thou  niayest  give  him  rest  from  the  days  of  adversity, 

Until  tlie  pit  be  digged  for  the  wicked. 

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DIDACTIC. 

For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  his  people. 

Neither  will  lie  forsake  his  inheritance. 

For  jiuljj-iuent  shall  return  imto  riuiliteoiiSDCss  : 
Aud  all  the  uprig-ht  in  heart  shall  follow  it. 

Who  will  rise  up  for  me  against  the  evil-doers  ? 
AVho  will   stand   up   for   me  against  the    workers    of 
iniquity  ? 

Unless  tlie  Lord  had  been  my  help, 

My  soul  liad  soon  dwelt  in  silence. 

When  I  said,  My  foot  slippeth  ; 
Thy  mercy,  0  Lord,  held  me  up. 

In  tlie  multitude  of  my  tli oughts  within  me 

Tliy  comforts  delight  my  soul. 

Shall  the  throne  of  wickedness  have  fellowship  with 

thee. 
Which  frameth  mischief  by  statute  ? 

They  gather  themselves  together  against  the  soul  of  the 

righteous, 
And  condemn  the  innocent  blood. 

But  the  Lord  hath  been  my  high  tower  ; 
And  my  God  tlie  rock  of  my  refuge. 

And  he  hath  brought  upon  them  their  own  iniquity, 
And  shall  cut  them  off  in  their  own  evil ; 
The  Lord  our  God  shall  cut  them  off. 

SEVENTEENTH  SELECTION. 
It  is  Good  to  Worship  the  Most  High. 

Ps.  92.     It   is  a   good   thing   to   give  thanks  unto  the 

Lord, 
And  to  sing  praises  unto  thy  name,  0  Most  High  : 

To  show  forth  thy  loving-kindness  in  the  morning, 

And  thy  faitlifulness  every  night, 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

With   an    instnimeut    of    ten    strings,  and  with    the 
psaltery  ; 
With  a  soleiiin  sound  upon  tlie  harp. 

For  then,  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad  through  thy  work  : 
I  will  triumph  in  the  works  of  thy  hands. 

How  great  are  thy  works,  0  Lord  ! 
Thy  thouffhts  are  very  deep. 

A  brutish  man  knoweth  not ; 

Neither  doth  a  fool  understand  this. 

When  the  wicked  spring  as  the  grass. 
And  when  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  do  flourish  ; 
It  is  that  they  shall  be  destroyed  for  ever  : 
But  thou,  0  Lord,  art  on  high  for  evermore. 

For,  lo,  thine  enemies,  0  Lord, 
For,  lo,  thine  enemies  shall  perish  ; 

All  the  workers  of  iniquity  shall  be  scattered. 

But  my  horn  hast  thou  exalted  like  the   horn  of  the 
wild-ox  :  I  am  anointed  with  fresh  oil. 
Mine  eye  also  hath  seen  my  desire  on  mine  enemies, 
Mine  ears  have  hoard  my  desire  of  the  evil-doers  that  rise 
up  against  me. 

The  righteous  shall  flourish  like  the  palm  tree  : 
He  shall  grow  like  a  cedar  in  Lebanon. 

They  that  are  ])lanted  in  the  house  of  the  Lord 

Shall  nourish  in  the  courts  of  our  God. 

They  shall  still  bring  forth  fruit  in  old  age  ; 
They  shall  be  full  of  sap  and  green  : 

To  show  that  tlie  Lord  is  upright ; 

He  is  my  rock,  and  there  is  no  unrighteousness  in  him. 

Ps.  93.     The   Lord  reigneth  ;    he   is   apparelled   with 
majesty  ; 

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DIDACTIC. 

The  Lord  is   apparelled,   lie  hath   girded  himself  Avith 

streiijrth ; 
The  world  also  is  stablished,  that  it  cannot  be  moved. 

Thy  throne  is  established  of  old  : 
Thou  art  from  everlasting. 

The  floods  have  lifted  up,  0  Lord, 
The  floods  have  lifted  up  their  voice  ; 
The  floods  lift  up  their  waves. 

Above  the  voices  of  many  waters, 

The  mighty  breakers  of  the  sea. 

The  Lord  on  high  is  mighty. 

Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure  : 
Holiness  becometh  thine  house, 
0  Lord,  for  evermore. 

EIGHTEENTH  SELECTION. 

The  Acceptable  Sacrifice. 

Ps.  50.     God,  even  God,  the  Lord,  hath  spoken, 
And  called  the  earth  from  the  rising  of  the   sun   unto 
the  going  down  thereof. 

Ont  of  Zion,  the  perfection  of  beauty, 

(xod  hath  shined  forth. 

Our  God  shall  come,  and  shall  not  keep  silence  : 
A  fire  shall  devour  before  him, 
And  it  shall  be  very  tempestuous  round  about  him. 

lie  shall  call  to  the  heavens  above. 

And  to  the  earth,  that  he  may  judge  his  people  : 

Gather  my  saints  together  unto  me  : 

Those  that  have  made  a  covenant  with  me   by  sacrifice. 

And  the  heavens  shall  declare  his  righteousness  5 

For  God  is  judge  himself. 

Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will  speak ; 
0  Israel,  and  I  will  testify  unto  thee : 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

I  am  God,  even  th}'  God. 
I  will  not  reprove  thee  for  thy  sacrifices  ; 
And  tJiy  burnt  oilcrings  arc  continiially  liefore  ine. 

I  will  take  no  bullock  out  of  thy  house, 
Nor  he-goats  out  of  thy  folds. 

For  every  ))east  of  tlie  forest  is  mine, 

And  the  cattle  upon  a  thousand  hills. 

I  know  all  the  fowls  of  the  mountains  : 
And  the  wild  beasts  of  the  iield  are  mine. 
If  I  were  liiinjiry,  I  would  not  tell  thco  : 
For  the  world  is  mine,  and  the  lulluess  thtreof. 

Will  I  eat  the  flesh  of  bulls, 

Or  drink  the  blood  of  goats  ? 

Offer  unto  God  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving  ; 

And  pay  thy  vows  unto  the  Most  High  : 

And  call  npou  me  in  the  day  of  trouble; 

I  will  deliver  thee,  and  thou  shalt  glorify  uie. 

But  unto  the  wicked  God  saith, 

What  hast  thou  to  do  to  declare  my  statutes, 

And  that  thou  hast  taken  my  covenant  in   thy  mouth  ? 

Seeing  thou  liatest  instruction. 

And  castest  my  words  behind  thee. 

When  thou  sawest  a  thief,  thou  consentedst  with  him. 
And  liast  been  partaker  with  adulterers. 

Thou  givest  thy  mouth  to  evil, 

And  thy  tongue  frameth  deceit. 

Thou  sittest  and  speakest  against  thy  brother  ; 
Thou  slanderest  thine  own  mother's  son. 

These  things  hast  thou  done,  and  I  kept  silence  ; 
Thou  though  test  that  I  was  altogether  such  an  one  as 
thyself : 
But  I  will  re|>rovc  thoe,  and  set  them  in  order  before 
thine  eyes. 

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DIDACTIC. 

Now  consider  this,  ye  that  forget  God, 
Lest  I  tear  you  in  pieces, 
And  there  be  none  to  deliver. 

Whoso  offereth  the  sacrifice   of  thanksgiving   glorifieth 
me  ; 
And  to  him  that  ordereth  liis  conversation  ariglit 
Will  I  show  tiie  salvation  of  (iod. 

NINETEENTH  SELECTION. 

Ruling  in  Righteousness. 

Ps.  101.     I  will  sing  of  mercy  and  judgment  : 
Unto  thee,  0  Lord,  will  I  sing;  praises. 

I  will  behave  myself  wisely  in  a  perfect  way  : 
Oh  when  wilt  thon  come  unto  me  ? 

I  will  walk  Avitltiii  my  house  witli  a  perfect  heart. 

I  will  set  no  base  thinti;-  before  mine  eyes  : 

I  hate  the  work  of  them  that  turn  aside  ; 
It  shall  not  cleave  unto  me. 

A  froward  heart  sliall  depart  from  me  : 

I  will  know  no  evil  tliinij'. 

Whoso    privily    slandereth    his    neighbor,  him   will    I 
destroy  : 
Him  that  hath  an  high  look  and  a  proud  heart  will  I  not 
suffer. 

Mine  eyes  shall  be  upon  the  faithful    of  the   land,  that 
they  may  dwell  with  me  : 
He  that  walketh  in  a  perfect  way,  he  shall  minister  untj 
me. 

He   that  worketh    deceit   shall    not   dwell    within  mj 
house  : 
He  that  speaketh  falsehood  shall  not  be  established  before 
mine  eyes. 

Morning  by  morning  will  I  destroy   all   the  wicked  ol' 
the  land  ; 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

To  cut  off  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  from  the  city  of  the 
Lord. 

Ps.  97.     The  Lord  reignetli ;  let  the  earth  rejoice.; 

Let  the  multitude  of  isles  be  glud. 

Clouds  and  darkness  are  round  about  him  : 
Righteousness  and  judgment  are  the  foundation  of  his 
throne. 

A  fire  goeth  befoi'e  him. 

And  bunieth  up  his  adversaries  round  about. 

His  lightnings  lightened  the  world  : 

Tlie  earth  saw,  and  trembled. 

The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  firesence  of   the  Lord, 
At  the  presence  of  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 

The  heavens  declare  his  righteousness, 

And  all  the  [jeoples  have  seen  his  glory. 

Ashamed  be  all  they  that  serve  graven  images, 
That  boast  themselves  of  idols  : 
Worship  him,  all  ye  gods. 

Zion,heard  and  was  glad, 

And  the  daughters  of  Judah  rejoiced  ; 

Because  of  thy  judgments,  0  Lord. 

For  thou,  Lord,  art  most  high  above  all  the  earth  : 

Thou  art  exalted  far  above  all  gods. 

0  ye  that  love  the  Lord,  hate  evil : 
He  presorveth  the  souls  of  his  saints  ; 

He  delivereth  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous, 

And  gladness  for  the  u])right  in  heart. 

He  glad  in  tlie  Lord,  ye  riahteons  ; 

And  give  thanks  to  his  holy  name. 


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DIDACTIC. . 

TWENTIETH  SELECTION. 

Purity  by  Keeping  God's  Word. 

Ps.  110.     Blessed  are  they  that  that  are  perfect  in  the 

way. 
Who  walk  in  the  law  of  the  Lord. 

Blessed  are  they  tliat  keep  his  testimonies, 

That  seek  liiiu  with  the  whole  heart. 

Yea,  they  do  no  unrighteousness  ; 
They  walk  in  his  ways. 

Thou  hast  commanded  us  thy  precepts, 

That  we  slionid  observe  tliem  diligently. 

Oh  that  my  ways  were  established 
To  observe  thy  statutes  ! 

Then  shall  I  not  be  ashamed, 

When  1  have  respect  unto  all  thy  commandments. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee  with  uprightness  of  heart. 
When  I  learn  thy  righteous  judgments. 

I  will  observe  thy  statutes : 

0  forsake  me  not  utterly. 

Wherewithal  shall  a  young  man  cleanse  his  way  ? 
By  taking  heed  thereto  according  to  thy  word. 
With  my  w  hole  heart  have  I  soug^ht  thee  : 

0  let  me  not  wander  from  thy  commandments. 

Thy  word  have  I  laid  up  in  mine  heart, 
Tliat  I  might  not  sin  against  thee. 

Blessed  art  thou,  0  Lord  : 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 

With  my  lips  have  I  declared 
All  the  judgments  of  thy  mouth. 

1  have  rejoiced  in  the  way  of  thy  testimonies, 
As  much  as  in  all  riches. 

I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts, 
And  have  respect  unto  thy  ways. 

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RESPONSIVE  READIXGS. 

I  will  (lelialit  myself  in  thy  statutes  : 
I  will  not  forget  thy  word. 

Deal  bountifully  with  thy  servant,  that  I  may  live  ; 
So  will  I  observe  thy  word. 

Open  thou  mine  eyes,  that  I  may  behold 

Wondrous  things  out  (►f  thy  law. 

I  am  a  sojourner  in  the  eartli  : 

Hide  not  thy  commandments  from  me. 
My  soul  lu'eaketh  for  the  lou«ing 
That  it  hath  unto  thy  judgments  at  all  times. 

Thou  hast  rebuked  the  proud  that  are  cursed, 
Which  do  wander  from  thy  commandments. 

Take  away  from  me  reproach  and  contempt ; 

For  I  have  kept  thy  testimonies. 

Princes  also  sat  and  talked  against  me  : 

But  thy  servant  did  meditate  in  thy  statutes. 

Thy  testimonies  also  are  my  delight 

And  my  counsellors. 

TWENTY-FIRST   SELECTION. 

Trust  in  God's  "Word. 

Thy  hands  have  made  me  and  fashioned  me  : 
Give  me   understanding,    that  I  may  learn    thy    com- 
mandments. 

They  that  fear  thee  shall  see  me  and  he  glad  ; 

Because  I  have  hoped  in  thy  word. 

I  know,  0  Lord,  that  thy  judgments  are  righteous, 
And  that  in  faithfulness  thou  hast  afflicted  me. 

Let,  I  pray  thee,  thy  lovingkindness  be  for  my  comfort, 

According  to  thy  word  unto  thy  servant. 

Let  thy  tender  mercies  come  unto  me,  that  1  may  live  : 
For  thy  law  is  my  delight. 


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DIDACTIC. 

Let  the  proud  be  ashamed  j  for  they  have  overlliro^  n  luo 

Mrougfiilly : 
But  I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts. 

Let  those  that  fear  tliee  turn  unto  me. 
And  they  shall  know  thy  testimonies. 

Let  my  lieart  he  ])erfect  in  thy  statutes ; 

That  I  be  not  ashamed. 

My  soul  fainteth  for  thy  salvation  : 
But  I  hope  in  thy  word. 

3nne  eyes  fail  for  thy  word, 

While  I  say,  When  wilt  thou  comfort  lue  I 

For  I  am  become  like  a  bottle  in  the  smoke  ; 
Yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  statutes. 

How  many  are  the  days  of  thy  servant ' 

When  wilt  thou  execute  judgment  on  them  that  persecute 
me  J 

The  proud  have  digged  pits  for  me, 

Who  are  not  after  thy  law. 

All  thy  commandments  arc  faithful : 

They  persecute  me  wrongfully  ;  help  thou  uie. 

They  had  almost  consumed  me  upon  earth  ; 
But  I  forsook  not  thy  precepts. 

Quicken  me  after  thy  loviugkindness ; 

So  shall  I  observe  the  testimony  of  thy  mouth. 

For  ever,  0  Lord, 

Thy  word  is  settled  in  heaven. 

Tljy  faithfulness  is  nnto  all  generations  : 

Thou  hast  estaldished  the  earth,  and  it  abideth. 

They  abide  this  day  according  to  thine  ordinances  ; 

For  all  things  are  thy  servants. 

Unless  thy  law  had  been  my  delight, 

I  should  then  have  perished  in  mine  affliction, 

I  will  never  forget  thy  precepts  ; 

For  with  them  thou  hast  quickened  me. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

1  am  thine,  save  me  ; 

For  I  liave  sousilit  tliy  precepts. 

The  wicked  have  waited  for  me  to  destroy  me ; 
But  I  will  consider  thy  testimonies. 

I  have  seen  an  end  of  all  perfection  ; 

But  thy  commandment  is  exccediiii'-  broad. 

TWENTY-SECOND  SELECTION. 
Wisdom  and  Safety  by  God's  Word. 

0  how  love  I  thy  law  I 

It  is  my  meditation  all  the  day. 

Thy  commandments  make  me  wiser  than  mine  enemies ; 
For  they  are  ever  with  me. 

1  have  more  understanding  than  all  my  teachers  ; 
For  thy  testimonies  are  my  meditation. 

I  understand  more  tlian  the  aged, 
IJecause  I  have  kept  Ihy  i)recepts. 

I  have  refrained  my  feet  from  every  evil  way, 
That  I  mi^ht  observe  thy  word. 

I  have  not  turned  aside  from  thy  judgments  5 

For  thou  hast  taught  me. 

How  sweet  are  thy  words  unto  my  taste  ! 
Yea,  sweeter  than  honey  to  my  mouth  ! 

Throuuh  thy  precepts  I  get  understanding : 

Therefore  I  liate  every  false  way. 

Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet, 

And  light  unto  my  path. 

I  have  sworn,  and  have  coiiflrmod  it, 

TJiat  I  will  observe  lliy  righteous  Judgments. 

I  am  afflicted  very  much  : 

Quicken  me,  O  Lord,  according  unto  thy  word. 

Accept,  I  beseech  thee,  the  freewill  ofl'eriugs  of  my  mouth, 
0  Lord, 

And  teach  me  thy  judgments. 

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DIDACTIC. 

My  soul  is  continually  in  my  hand  ; 
Yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  law. 

Tlie  wicked  have  laid  a  snare  for  me  ; 

Yet  went  I  not  astray  from  tliy  precepts. 

Thy  testimonies  have  I  taken  as  an  heritage  for  ever  ; 
For  they  are  the  rejoicing  of  my  heart. 

I  liave  inclined  mine  heart  to  perform  thy  statutes, 

For  ever,  even  unto  the  end. 

I  hate  them  that  are  of  a  double  mind  ; 
But  thy  law  do  I  love. 

Thou  art  my  hiding-  place  and  my  shield : 

I  hope  in  thy  word. 

Depart  from  me,  ye  evil-doers  ; 

That  I  may  keep  the  commandments  of  my  God. 

Uphold  me  according  niito  thy  word,  that  I  may  live  ; 

And  let  me  not  be  ashamed  of  my  hope. 

Hold  thou  me  up,  and  I  shall  be  safe, 

And  shall  have  respect  unto  thy  statutes  continually. 

Thou  hast  set  at  nought  all  them  that  err  from  thy  stat- 
utes ; 

For  their  deceit  is  falsehood. 

Thou  puttest   away  all   the  wicked   of  the  earth  like 

dross  : 
Therefore  I  love  thy  testimonies. 

My  flesh  trembleth  for  fear  of  thee  : 

And  I  am  afraid  of  thy  judgments. 

TWENTY-THIRD  SELECTION. 

Warning  Against  Enticements  of  Sinners. 

Pr.  1.     The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  knowl- 
edge : 
But  the  foolish  despise  wisdom  and  instruction. 

My  son,  hear  the  instruction  of  thy  father. 
And  forsake  not  the  law  of  thy  mother  : 

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RESPOXSIVE  READINGS. 

For  they  sliall  be  a  chaplet  of  grace  unto  thy  head, 
And  chains  about  thy  neck. 

My  son,  if  sinners  entice  thee. 
Consent  tliou  uot. 

If  they  say,  Come  witli  us, 

Let  us  lay  uait  for  blood, 

Let  us  lurk  privily  for  the  innocent  without  cause  ; 

Let  lis  swallow  them  up  alive  as  Sheol, 

And  ivhole,  as  those  Ihat  g'o  down  into  the  pit. 

We  shall  find  all  precious  substance, 
We  shall  fill  our  houses  with  spoil  ; 

Thou  shalt  cast  thy  lot  amonj?  us; 

We  will  all  have  one  purse : 

My  sou,  walk  not  thou  in  the  way  with  them  ; 
Eefrain  thy  foot  from  their  path  : 

For  their  feet  run  to  evil. 

And  they  make  haste  to  shed  blood. 

For  in  vain  is  the  net  spread, 
In  the  eyes  of  any  bird  : 

And  these  lay  wait  for  their  own  blood, 

They  lurk  privily  for  their  own  lives. 

So  are  the  ways  of  every  one  that  is  s:reedy  of  gain ; 
Ittaketh  away  the  life  of  the  owners  thereof. 

Wisdom  crieth  aloud  in  the  street  ; 

She  uttereth  her  voice  in  the  broad  places  ; 

She  crietli  in  the  chief  place  of  concourse  ; 

At  the  entering  in  of  the  ssi<es. 

In  the  city,  she  uttereth  her  words  : 

How  long,  ye  simple  ones,  will  ye  love  simplicity  ? 
And  scorners  delight  them  in  scorning-, 
And  fools  hate  knowledge  'I 

Turn  you  at  my  reproof  : 

Behold,  I  will  pour  out  my  spirit  unto  you, 

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didactic: 

I  will  make  kuowu  my  words  unto  yon. 

Because  I  have  called,  and  ye  refused  ; 

I  have  stretched  out  my  haud,  and  no  man  regarded  ; 

But  ye  have  set  at  nong:lit  all  my  counsel, 

And  would  none  of  my  reproof : 

I  also  will  laugh  in  the  day  of  your  calamity  ; 

I  will  mock  when  your  fear  cometh  ; 
When  your  fear  cometh  as  a  storm, 
And  your  calamity  cometh  on  as  a  whirlwind ; 
When  distress  and  anguish  come  upon  you. 

Then  shall  they  call  upon  me,  but  I  will  not  answer  ; 
They  shall  seek  me  diligently,  but  they  shall  not  find  me : 

For  that  they  hated  knowledge, 

And  did  not  choose  the  fear  of  the  Lord  : 

They  would  none  of  my  counsel ; 

They  despised  all  my  reproof : 

Therefore  shall  they  eat  of  the  fruit  of  their  own  way, 

And  1)e  filled  with  their  own  devices. 

For  tiie  backsliding  of  the  simple  shall  slay  them, 
Aiid  the  prosperity  of  fools  shall  destroy  them. 

But  whoso  hearkeneth  unto  me  shall  dwell  securely, 
And  shall  be  quiet  without  fear  of  evil. 

TWENTY-FOURTH  SELECTION. 

Various  Directions  ofWisdom. 

Pr.  3.     My  sou,  forget  not  my  law  ; 

But  let  thine  heart  keep  my  commandments  ; 

For  length  of  days,  and  years  of  life, 

And  peace,  shall  they  add  to  thee. 

Let  not  mercy  and  truth  forsake  thee  : 

Bind  them  about  thy  neck  ; 

Write  them  upon  the  table  of  tliine  heart : 

So  shalt  thou  And  favor  and  good  understanding 

In  the  sight  of  Ood  and  man. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Trust  in  the  Lord  with  all  thiue  heart. 

And  lean  not  upon  thiue  own  understanding  : 

111  all  tliy  ways  acknowledjiP  liiiii, 

And  lie  shall  direct  thy  paths. 

Be  not  wise  in  thine  own  eyes  ; 

Fear  the  Lord,  and  depart  from  evil  : 

It  shall  be  health  to  tliy  navel, 

And  marrow  to  tliy  bones. 

Honor  tlie  Lord  with  thy  substance, 
And  with  the  firstfruits  of  all  thine  increase  : 
So  shall  thy  barns  be  filled  with  plenty. 
And  tliy  fats  shall  overflow  with  new  wine. 

My  son,  despise  not  the  chastening  of  the  Lord ; 
Neither  be  weary  of  his  reproof  : 

For  whom  the  Lord  loveth  he  reproveth ; 

Even  as  a  father  the  son  in  whom  he  delighteth. 

Happy  is  the  man  that  findeth  wisdom, 
And  the  man  that  getteth  understanding. 

For  the  merchandise  of  it  is  better  than  the  merchandise 
of  silver. 

And  the  gain  thereof  than  flue  gold. 

She  is  more  precious  than  rubies  : 

And  none  of  the  things  thou  canst  desire  are  to  be  com- 
pared unto  her. 

Length  of  days  is  in  her  right  hand  ; 

In  her  left  hand  are  riches  and  honor. 

Her  ways  arc  ways  of  pleasantness, 

And  all  her  paths  are  peace. 

Slie  is  a  tree  of  life  to  them  that  lay  hold  upon  her  : 
And  happy  is  every  one  that  retaineth  her. 

The  Lord  by  wisdom  founded  the  earth  ; 
By  understanding  he  established  the  heavens. 
By  his  knowledge  the  dei)tlis  were  broken  up, 
And  the  skies  drop  down  the  dew. 

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DIDACTIC. 

My  son,  let  not  them  depart  from  thine  eyes  ; 
Keep  sound  wisdom  and  discretion  : 

So  shall  they  he  life  unto  thy  soul, 

And  i^race  to  tliy  neck. 

Then  shalt  thou  walk  iu  thy  way  securely. 

And  thy  foot  shall  not  stumble. 

When  tlion  liest  down,  thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  : 
Yea,  thou  slialt  lie  down,  and  thy  sleep  shall  be  sweet. 

Be  not  afraid  of  sudden  fear, 

Neither  of  the  desolation  of  tlie  wicked,  when  itcometh: 

For  the  Lord  shall  be  thy  confidence, 

And  shall  keep  thy  foot  from  being^  taken. 

Withhold  not  good  from  them  to  whom  it  is  due. 
When  it  is  in  the  power  of  thine  hand  to  do  it. 

Say  not  unto  thy  neighbor,  Go,  and  come  again, 

And  to-morrow  I  will  give ; 

Wlien  thou  hast  it  by  thee. 

Devise  not  evil  against  thy  neighbor. 
Seeing  he  dwelleth  securely  by  thee. 

Strive  not  witli  a  man  without  cause, 

If  he  have  done  thee  no  harm. 

Envy  thou  not  the  man  of  violence. 
And  choose  none  of  his  ways, 

For  the  perverse  is  an  abomination  to  the  Lord  : 

But  his  secret  is  witli  the  upright. 

The  curse  of  the  Lord  is  in  the  house   of  the   wicked  ; 
But  he  blesseth  the  liabitation  of  the  righteous. 

Surely  he  scorneth  the  scorners, 

But  he  giveth  grace  unto  the  lowly. 

The  wise  shall  inherit  glory  ; 

But  shame  shall  be  the  promotion  of  fools. 


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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

TWENTY-FIFTH    SELECTION. 

The  Call  of  Wisdom. 

Pr.  8.     Doth  not  wisdom  cry. 

And  imderstauding  put  forth  her  voice  ? 

In  the  top  of  liis;Ii  phices  by  tlie  way, 

TVlierc  tlie  paths  meet,  she  standeth ; 

Beside  tlie  g-ates,  at  tlie  entry  of  the  city, 

At  the  coming-  in  at  tlie  doors,  she  crieth  alond : 

Unto  you,  0  meu,  I  call  ; 

And  ray  voice  is  to  the  sons  of  men. 

0  ye  simple,  nnder stand  siibtilty ; 

And,  ye  fools,  be  ye  of  an  nnderstanding  heart. 

Hear,  for  I  will  speak  excellent  things  ; 

And  the  opening  of  my  lips  sliall  be  right  things. 

For  my  mouth  shall  ntter  truth ; 

And  wickedness  is  an  abomination  to  my  lips. 

All  the  words  of  my  mouth  are  in  righteousness  ; 
There  is  nothing  crooked  or  perverse  in  them. 

They  are  all  plain  to  him  thatnnderstandeth. 

And  right  to  them  that  llnd  knowledge. 

Receive  my  instruction,  and  not  silver ; 
And  knowledge  rather  than  choice  gold. 

For  wisdom  is  better  than  rubies  ; 

And  all  the  tilings  tliat  may  be  desired  are  not  to  be  com- 
pared unto  her. 

I  wisdom  have  made  subtilty  my  dwelling. 
And  find  out  knowledge  and  discretion. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  to  hate  evil  : 
Fride,  and  arrogancy,  and  the  evil  way, 
And  the  froward  mouth,  do  I  hate. 

Counsel  is  mine,  and  sound  knowledge  : 

1  am  understanding ;  I  have  might. 

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DIDACTIC. 

By  me  kings  reign, 

And  princes  decree  justice. 

By  me  princes  nilej 

And  nobles,  even  all  the  judges  of  the  earth. 

I  love  them  that  love  me  : 

And  those  that  seek  me  dilig'cntlj  shall  find  me. 

Riches  and  honor  are  with  me  ; 

Yea,  durable  riches  and  righteousness. 

3ly  frnit  is  better  than  gold,  yea,  than  fine  gold; 

And  my  revenue  than  choice  silver. 

I  walk  in  the  way  of  righteousness. 

In  the  midst  of  the  paths  of  judgment : 

Tliat  I  may  canse  those  that  love  me  to  inherit  snbstance, 

And  that  I  may  fill  tlieir  treasuries. 

The  Lord  possessed  me  in  the  beginning  of  his  way. 
Before  his  works  of  old. 

I  was  set  up  from  everlasting,  from  the  beginning. 

Or  ever  the  earth  was. 

When  there  were  no  depths,  I  was  brought  forth  ; 
When  there  were  no  fountains  abounding  with  water. 

Before  the  mountains  were  settled, 

Before  the  hills'  wjis  I  brouglit  forth  : 

While  as  yet  lie  had  not  made  the  earth,  nor  the  fields, 

>'or  the  beginning  of  the  dust  of  the  w  orld. 

"When  he  established  the  heavens,  I  was  there : 
When  he  set  a  circle  upon  the  face  of  the  deep  : 
When  he  made  firm  the  skies  above  : 
When  the  fountains  of  the  deep  became  strong ; 

W^hen  he  gave  to  the  sea  its  bound, 
That  the  waters  should   not  transgress  his  command- 
ment : 
When  he  marked  out  the  foundations  of  the  earth : 

Then  I  was  by  him,  as  a  master  workman  : 
And  I  was  daily  his  delight, 

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RESPOXSIVE  READINGS. 

Rejoicing  always  before  him  ; 
Rejoicing-  in  liis  itabitalile  earlli  ; 
And  my  delight  ivas  uitli  tliesons  of  men. 

Now  therefore,  my  sons,  hearken  unto  me  : 
For  blessed  are  they  tliat  keep  my  ways. 

Hear  iiistrucUoii,  and  be  iTise, 

And  refuse  it  not. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  heareth  me, 
Watching  daily  at  my  gates. 
Waiting  at  the  posts  of  my  doors. 

For  wJioso  findetli  me  findotli  life, 

And  shall  obtain  favor  of  the  Lord. 

But  he  that  sinneth  against  )iie  wrongetli  his  own  soul  : 
All  they  that  liate  nie  love  death. 

TWENTY-SIXTH  SELECTION. 
Warning  Against  Wine  and  Strong  Drink. 

Pr.  20.     Wine  is  a  mocker,  strong  drink  a  brawler  ; 
And  whosoever  erreth  tliereby  is  not  wise. 

Pr.  23.     Hear  thou,  my  son,  and  be  wise. 

And  guide  thine  heart  in  the  way. 

Be  not  among  winebibbers  ; 

Among  gluttonous  eaters  of  ilesh  : 

For  the  drunkard  and  the  glulton  shall  come  to  povertj' : 
And  drowsiness  shall  clothe  a  man  wi(h  ra^s. 

Who   hath  woe  ?  who  hath  sorrow?  who  hath  conten- 
tions ? 
Who  hath  complaining  ?    who   hath   wounds  without 

cause  ? 
Who  hath  redness  of  eyes  ? 

Tbey  that  tarry  long-  at  tlie  wine ; 
They  that  go  to  seek  out  mixed  wine. 

Look  not  thou  upon  the  wine  when  it  is  red. 
When  it  giveth  its  color  in  the  cup, 

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DIDACTIC. 

When  it  goeth  down  smoothly  : 
At  the  last  it  l)itetli  like  a  serpent, 
And  stins^cth  like  an  adder. 

Thine  eyes  shall  behold  strange  things, 
And  thine  heart  shall  utter  froward  things. 

Yea,  tlion  slialt  be  as  he  that  lieth  down  in  the  midst  of 
tlie  sea, 

Or  as  he  that  lieth  npon  the  top  of  a  mast. 

They  have  stricken  me,  shalt  thou  say,  and  I  was  not 
hurt ; 
They  have  beaten  me,  and  T  felt  it  not : 
When  shall  I  aAvake  I    I  will  seek  it  yet  a^ain. 

Is.  5.     "Woe  unto  them  that  rise  up  early  in  the   morn- 
ing, that  they  may  follow  strong  drink  ; 
That  tarry  late  into  the  ni^ht,  till  wine  inflame  them  ! 

And  the  harp  and  the  lute,  the  tabret  and  the  i)ipe,  and 
wine,  are  in  their  feasts  : 
But  they  reg'ard  not  the  work  of  the  Lord,  neither  have 
they  considered  the  operation  of  his  hands. 

Therefore  my  people  are  gone  into  captivity,  for  lack  of 
knowledge  : 
And  their  honorable  men  are  famished,  and  their  mnlti- 
tiide  are  parched  with  thirst. 

Therefore  hell  hath  enlarged  her  desire,  and  opened  her 
mouth  without  measure  : 
And  their  glory,  and  their  uniltitndc,  and  their  pomp, 
and  he  that  rejoiceth  among  them,  descend  into  it. 

And  the  mean  man  is  bowed  down,  and  the  great  man 
is  humbled, 
And  the  eyes  of  the  lofty  are  luimbled : 

PHit  the  Lord  of  hosts  is  exalted  in  judgment,  and  God 
the  Holy  One  is  sanctified  in  righteousness. 
Then  shall  the  lambs  food  as  in  their  pastnre,  and  the 
waste  places  of  the  fat  ones  shall  wanderers  eat. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Woe  uuto  tliem  that  draw  iniquity  with  cords  of  vanity, 

and  sin  as  it  were  with  a  cart  rope  : 

Tliat  Siiy,   L(>t    liini    make    speed,    let    liiiii    liasteii  his 

work,  tliat  we  iiiiiy  see  it :  and  let  the  counsel  of  the 

Holy  One  of  Israel  draw  uigh  and  come,  that  we  may 

know  it ! 

Woe  uuto  them  that  call  evil  good,  and  good  evil  ;  that 
put  darkness  for  light,  and  light  for  darkness  ; 
that  put  bitter  for  sweet,  and  sweet  for  bitter  ! 
Woe  uii1i»  tlieni  that  are  wise  in  their  own  eyes,  and  pru- 
dent in  their  own  sight ! 

Woe  unto  them  that  are  mighty  to  drink  wine,  and  men 
of  streu<i:tli  to  mingle  strong  drink  : 
WhicliJ notify  tiie  wicked  for  a  reward,  and  take  away  the 
righteousness  of  the  righteous  from  him  ! 

Therefore  as  the  tongue  of  fire  devoureth   the  stubble, 

and  as  the  dry  grass  sinketh  down  in  the  flame, 

so  their  root  shall  be  as  rottenness,  and   their 

blossom  shall  go  up  as  dust : 

Because  they  have  rejected  tlie  law  of  tlie  Lord  of  hosts, 

and  despised  the  word  of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

Therefore  is  the  anger  of  the  Lord  kindled  against   his 
pen])le, 
And  he  hatii  stretched  forth  his  hand  against  them,  and 
hath  smitten  them, 

And  the  hills  did  tremble,  and  their   carcases   were   as 
refuse  in  the  midst  of  the  streets. 
For  all  this  his  anger  is  not  turned  away,  hut  his  hand  is 
stretclied  out  still. 


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SUFFERINGS  OF  GOD'S  PEOPLE  AND  OF  THE  MESSIAH. 

TWENTY-SEVENTH  SELECTION. 

Cry  of  the  Forsaken. 

Ps.  2'2.  My  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me? 
Why  art  thou  so  far  from  helpiug  me,  and  from  the 
words  of  my  roarinir  ? 

0  my  God,  I  cry  in  tlio  diiy-tiiiie,  but  thou  aiiswerest  not ; 

And  in  the  night  season,  and  am  not  silent. 

But  thou  art  holy, 

0  thou  that  inhalDi test  the  praises  of  Israel. 

Onr  fathers  trnsted  in  thee  : 

Tliey  trusted,  and  thou  didst  deliver  them. 

They  cried  unto  thee,  and  were  delivered  : 
They  trusted  in  thee,  and  uere  not  ashamed. 

But  I  am  a  worm,  and  no  man  ; 

A  reproach  of  men,  and  despised  of  the  people. 

All  they  that  see  me  laugh  me  to  scorn  : 

They  shoot  out  the  lip,  they  shake  the  head,  saying, 
Commit  thyself  unto  the  Lord  ;  let  Iiini  deliver  Irtni : 
Let  him  deliver  him,  seeing-  he  delighteth  in  him. 

But  thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of  the  womb  : 

Thou  didst  make  me  trust  Avhen  I  was  upon  my  mother's 
breasts. 

1  was  cast  upon  thee  from  the  womb  : 
Thou  art  my  God  from  my  mother's  belly. 

Re  not  far  from  me  ;  for  trouble  is  near ; 
For  there  is  none  to  help. 

Many  bulls  have  compassed  me  . 

Strons:  bulls  of  Bashan  have  beset  me  round. 

They  gape  upon  me  with  their  mouth. 

As  a  ravening  and  a  roaring  lion. 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

I  am  poured  oiit  like  water, 

And  all  my  bones  are  out  of  Joint : 

My  lioart  is  like  wax  ; 

It  is  inelted  in  the  midst  of  my  bowels. 

My  strength  is  dried  uj)  like  a  potsherd  ; 

And  my  tongue  cleaveth  to  my  jaws  ; 

And  thou  hast  brought  me  into  the  dust  of  death. 

For  (lojis  Iiave  compassed  me  : 

The  assembly  of  evil-doers  have  enclosed  me; 

They  pierced  my  liands  and  my  feet. 

I  may  tell  all  my  bones  ; 
They  look  and  stare  upon  me  : 

They  part  my  garments  aniong^  them, 

And  upon  my  vesture  do  they  cast  lots. 

But  be  not  thou  far  off,  0  Lord  : 

0  thou  my  succor,  haste  thee  to  helj)  me. 

Deliver  my  sonl  from  the  sword; 

My  darling-  from  the  itower  of  the  dog. 

Save  me  from  the  lion's  mouth  ; 

Yea,  from  the  horns  of  the  wild-oxen  thou  hast  answeied 
me. 

1  will  declare  thy  name  unto  my  brethren  : 

In  the  midst  of  the  congregation  will  I  praise  thee. 

Ye  that  fear  tlie  Lord,  praise  him  ; 
All  ye  the  seed  of  Jacob,  glorify  him  ; 

And  stand  in  .awe  of  liim,  all  ye  the  seed  of  Israel. 

For  he  hath  not  despised  nor  abhorred  the  afllictiou   of 
the  afflicted  : 
Neither  hath  lie  hid  his  face  from  him  ; 
But  when  he  crie<l  unto  him,  he  heard. 

Of  thee  cometh  my  praise  in  the  great  congregation  : 
I  will  pay  my  vows  befoi'c  them  that  fear  him. 

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SUFFERINGS  OF  GOD'S  PEOPLE. 

The  meek  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied  : 

They  shall  inaise  tlie  Lord  that  seek  after  hiiii : 
Let  your  heart  live  lor  ever. 

All  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  remember  and  turn  unto 

the  Lord : 
And  all  the  kindreds  of  the  nations  shall  worship  before 
thee. 
For  the  kingdom  is  the  Lord's  : 
And  he  is  the  ruler  over  the  nations. 

All  the  fat  ones  of  the  earth  shall  eat  and  worship  : 
All  they  that  go  down  to  the  dust  shall  bow  before  him, 
Even  he  that  cannot  keep  his  soul  alive. 

A  seed  shall  serve  him  ; 

It  shall  be  told  of  the  Lord  unto  the  next  generation. 
riiey  shall  come  and  shall  declare  liis  righteousness 
Unto  a  people  that  shall  be  born^  that  lie  hath  done  it. 

TWENTY-EIGHTH  SELECTION. 
Cry  of  the  Reviled. 

Ps.  69.     Save  me,  0  God  ; 

For  the  waters  are  come  in  unto  my  soul. 

I  sink  in  deep  mire,  where  there  is  no  standing: 

I  am  come  into  deep  waters,  where  the  floods  overflow  me. 

I  am  weary  with  my  crying  ;  my  throat  is  dried  : 
Mine  eyes  fail  while  I  wait  for  my  (jod. 

They  that  hate  me  without  a  cause  are  more  than   the 
hairs  of  mine  head  : 
They  that  would  cut  me  off,  being  mine  enemies  wrong- 
fully, are  mighty  : 
Then  I  restored  that  which  I  took  not  away. 

0  God,  thou  knowest  my  foolishness  ; 
And  my  sins  are  not  hid  from  thee. 


RESPOXSIVE  EE A  DINGS. 

Let   not  them  that  wait  on  thee  be  ashamed    through 
me,  0  Lord  God  of  linsts  : 
Let  not  tliose  that  seek  tliec  be  brought   to   dishonor 
through  nic,  0  (Jod  of  Israel. 

Because  for  thy  sake  I  have  borne  reproach  ; 
Shame  hath  covered  my  face. 

I  am  become  a  stranger  unto  my  brethren, 

And  an  alien  nnto  my  mother's  children. 

For  the  zeal  of  thine  house  hath  eaten  me  up  : 

And  the  ropi-oaches  of  them  tliat  reproach  thee  are  fallen 
npon  me. 

When  I  wept,  and  chastened  my  soul  with  fasting, 
That  was  to  my  reproach. 

Wlien  T  made  sackcloth  my  clothing-, 

I  became  a  proverb  nnto  them. 

They  that  sit  in  the  gate  talk  of  me  ; 
And  I  am  the  song  of  the  drunkards. 

But  as  for  me,  my  prayer  is  unto   thee,  0    Lord,  in   an 
acceptable  time  : 
0  God,  in  the  muUitnde  of  thy  merc.v, 
Answer  me  in  the  truth  of  thy  salvation. 

Deliver  me  out  of  the  mire,  and  let  me  not  sink  : 
Let  me  be  delivered  from  them  that  hate  me,  and   out 
of  the  deep  waters. 

Let  not  tlie  waterflood  overwhelm  me, 

Neitiier  let  the  deep  swallow  me  up  ; 

And  let  not  the  pit  shnt  her  month  npon  me. 

Answer  me,  0  Lord  ;  for  thy  lovingkindness  is  good  : 
According  to  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mercies  turn 
thou  unto  me. 

And  hide  not  thy  face  from  thy  servant ; 

For  I  am  in  distress  ;  answer  me  speedily. 

Draw  nigh  unto  my  soul,  and  redeem  it : 
Ransom  me  because  of  mine  enemies. 

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SUFFERINGS  OF  GOD'S  PEOPLE. 

Thou  knowest  my  reproach,  and  my  shame,  and  my  dis- 
honor : 
Mine  adversaries  are  all  before  thee. 

Reproach    hath   broken   my   heart ;  and    I   am  full  of 
heaviness  : 
And  I  looked  for  some  to  take  pity,  but  there  was  none ; 
And  for  comforters,  but  I  found  none. 

They  gave  me  also  gall  for  my  meat ; 

And  in  my  thirst  they  gave  me  vinegar  to  drink. 

But  I  am  poor  and  sorrowful  : 

Let  thy  salvation,  0  Gfod,  set  me  up  on  higli. 

I  will  praise  the  name  of  God  with  a  song. 
And  will  magnify  him  with  thanksgiving. 

And  it  shall  please  tlie  Lord  better  than  an  ox, 

Or  a  bullock  tliat  liatli  liorns  and  lioofs. 

The  meek  have  seen  it,  and  are  glad  : 

Ye  that  seek  after  God,  let  your  heart  live. 

For  tlie  Lord  hearetli  tlie  needy, 

And  despiseth  not  his  prisoners. 

Let  heaven  and  earth  praise  him, 

The  seas,  and  everything  that  moveth  therein. 

For  (iod  will  save  Zion,  and  build  the  cities  of  Judah  ; 

And  they  shall  al)ide  tliere,  and  liave  it  in  possession. 

Tlie  seed  also  of  his  servants  shall  inherit  it ; 
And  they  that  love  his  name  shall  dwell  therein. 

TWENTY-NINTH  SELECTION. 

Deserted  When  liTear  to  Death. 

Ps.  88.     O  Lord,  the  God  of  my  salvation, 
I  have  cried  day  and  night  before  thee  : 
Let  my  prayer  enter  into  thy  presence  ; 

Incline  thine  ear  unto  my  cry  : 

For  my  soul  is  full  of  troubles. 

And  my  life  diaweth  uigli  unto  Sheol. 

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RESPOXSIVE  READINGS. 

I  am  counted  with  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit ; 
I  am  ns  a  man  that  lialli  no  lielp  : 

Cast  off  among  the  dead. 

Like  the  slain  that  lie  in  the  grave, 

Whom  thou  romomberest  no  more ; 

And  they  are  cut  oft"  from  tliy  hand. 

Thou  hast  laid  me  in  the  lowest  pit, 

In  dark  places,  in  the  deeps. 
Tliy  wrath  lieth  hard  ui)on  me, 
And  thou  hast  aftlicted  me  with  all  tliy  waves. 

Thou  hast  put  mine  acquaintance  far  from  me^ 
Thou  hast  made  me  an  abomination  unto  them  : 
I  am  shut  up,  and  I  cannot  come  forth. 

Mine  eye  wasteth  away  b}"  reason  of  affliction  : 
I  have  called  daily  upon  thee,  0  Lord, 
I  have  spread  forth  my  hands  unto  thee. 

Wilt  thou  shew  wonders  to  the  dead  ? 

Shall  they  that  are  deceased  arise  and  praise  thee  ? 

Shall  thy  loving'kindness  he  declared  in  the  j^rave  J 

Or  thy  faithfulness  in  Destruction  I 

Shall  thy  wonders  be  known  in  the  dark  ? 

And  thy  righteousness  in  the  laud  of  forjretfulness  1 

But  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  have  I  cried. 

And  in  the  morning  shall  my  prayer  come  before  thee. 

Lord,  why  castest  thou  oft'  my  soul  J 

Why  hidest  thou  thy  face  from  me  I 

I  am  afflicted  and  ready  to  die  from  my  youth  up  : 
While  I  suffer  thy  terrors  I  am  distracted. 

Thy  flerce  wrath  is  gone  over  me ; 

Thy  terrois  have  cut  me  oft". 

They  came  round  about  me  like  water  all  the  day  long  ; 

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SUFFERINGS  OF  GODS  PEOPLE. 

They  compassed  me  about  together. 

Lover  jiiid  frieiul  hast  thou  put  far  fiom  me, 
Aud  miue  acquaintauce  iuto  darkness. 

THIRTIETH  SELECTION. 

Loneliness  in  Sorrow. 

Ps.  102.     Hear  my  prayer,  O  Lord, 

And  let  mv  cry  come  unto  thee. 

Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  in  the  day  of  my  distress 

lucline  tliine  ear  unto  me  ; 

111  the  day  wheu  I  call  answer  me  speedily. 

For  my  days  consume  away  like  smoke, 
Aud  my  boues  are  burned  as  a  firebrand. 

My  heart  is  smitten  like  grass,  and  withered  ; 
For  I  forget  to  eat  my  bread. 

By  reasou  of  the  voice  of  my  groaning' 

My  boues  cleave  to  my  flesli. 

I  am  like  a  pelican  of  tlie  wilderness  ; 

I  am  become  as  an  owl  of  the  waste  places. 

I  watcli,  and  am  become 

Like  a  sparrow  that  is  alone  upon  the  house-top. 

Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all  the  clay  ; 

Tliey  that  are  mad  ag^ainst  me  do  curse  by  me. 

For  I  have  eaten  ashes  like  bread. 

And  mingled  my  drink  with  weeping. 

Because  of  tliine  indig'iiation  and  thy  wrath  : 
For  thou  hast  taken  me  up,  aud  cast  me  awjvy. 

My  days  are  like  a  shadow  that  declineth  ; 
And  I  am  withered  like  grass. 

But  thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  abide  for  ever; 
And  thy  memorial  unto  all  generations. 

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RESPONSIVE  READIXGS. 

Thou  shalt  arise,  and  have  mercy  upon  Zion  : 
For  it  is  time  to  have  pity  upou  her,  yea,  the  set  time 
is  come. 

For  thy  servants  take  pleasure  in  her  stones, 

Aud  have  pity  upon  lier  dust. 

So  the  nations  shall  fear  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
And  all  the  king's  of  the  earth  thy  g'lory : 

For  the  Lord  hath  built  up  Zion, 
He  hath  appeared  in  his  glory  ; 

He  hath  regarded  the  prayer  of  the  destitute. 

And  hath  not  despised  their  prayer. 

This  shall  be  written  for  the  generation  to  come  : 

And  a  people  which  shall  be  created  shall  praise  the  Lord. 

For  he  hath  looked  down  from  the  height  of  his   sanc- 
tuary ; 
From  heaven  did  the  Lord  behold  the  earth  ; 

To  hear  tlie  sighing  of  the  prisoner  ; 

To  loose  those  that  are  appointed  to  deatli ; 

That  men  may  declare  the  name  of  the  Lord  in  Zion, 
And  his  praise  in  Jerusalem  ; 

When  tlie  peoples  are  gatliered  together, 

And  the  kingdoms,  to  serve  the  Lord. 

He  weakened  my  strength  in  the  way  ; 
He  shortened  my  days. 

I  said,  0  my  God,  take  me  not  away  in  the  midst  of  my 
days : 

Thy  years  are  throughout  all  generations. 

Of  old  hast  thou  laid  the  foundation  of  the  earth  ; 
And  the  heavens  are  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

They  shall  perish,  but  thou  shalt  endure  : 
Yea,  all  of  them  shall  wax  okl  like  a  garment ; 

As  a  vesture  shalt  thou  change  them,  and  they  shall  he 
changed : 

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SUFFERINGS  OF  GOD'S  PEOPLE. 

But  thou  art  the  same, 

And  thy  years  shall  have  no  end. 

Tiie  childroii  of  tliy  servants  shall  continue, 
And  their  seed  shall  he  established  before  thee. 

THIRTY-FIRST  SELECTION. 
Love  Met  by  Ingratitude. 

Ps.  109.     Hold  not  thy  peace,  0  God  of  my  praise  ; 
For  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  and  the  mouth  of  deceit 
have  they  opened  against  me  : 
They  have  spoken  unto  nie  with  a  lying  tongue. 

They  compassed  me  about  also  with  words  of  hatred. 
And  fought  against  me  without  a  cause. 

For  my  love  they  are  my  adversaries  : 
But  I  give  myself  unto  prayer. 

And  they  have  rewarded  me  evil  for  good, 

And  hatred  for  my  love. 

«  *  *  *  *  * 

But  deal  thou  with  me,  0  God  the  Lord,  for  thy  name's 

sake  : 
Because  thy  mercy  is  good,  deliver  thou  me, 

For  I  am  poor  and  needy, 

And  my  heart  is  wounded  within  me. 

I  am  gone  like  the  shadow  when  it  declineth  : 
I  am  tossed  up  and  down  as  the  locust. 

My  knees  are  weak  through  fasting  ; 

And  my  flesh  faileth  of  fatness. 

I  am  become  also  a  reproach  unto  them  : 
When  they  see  me,  they  shake  their  head. 

Help  me,  0  Lord  my  God  ; 

0  save  me  according  to  thy  mercy  : 

That  they  mjiy  know  that  this  is  thy  hand ; 

That  thou,  Lord,  hast  done  it. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Let  them  curse,  but  bless  thou  : 

When  they  arise,  they  shall  be  ashamed,  but  thy  servant 
sluill  rejoice. 
Let  mine  adversaries  be  clothed  with  dishonor, 
And  let  them  coyer  themselves  with  their  own  shame  as 
with  a  mantle. 

I  will  give  great  thanks  unto  the  Lord  with  my  mouth  ; 

Yea,  I  will  praise  him  among  the  multitude. 
For  he  shall  stand  at  the  risjht  hand  of  the  needy, 
To  save  liim  from  them  that  judge  liis  soul. 

Ps.  13.     How  long,   0  Lord,  wilt  thou  forget  me  for 
ever  ? 
How  lou!"'  wilt  thou  hide  thy  face  from  me  1 

How  long  shall  I  take  counsel  in  my  soul, 
Having  sorrow  in  my  heart  all  the  day  ? 

How  long'  shall  mine  enemy  be  exalted  over  me  1 

Consider  and  answer  me,  O  Lord  my  God  : 
Lighten  mine  eyes,  lest  I  sleep  the  sleep  of  death  ; 

Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have  prevailed  auainst  him  ; 

Lest  mine  adversaries  rejoice  when  I  am  moved. 

But  I  have  trusted  in  thy  mercy  ; 

My  heart  shall  rejoice  in  thy  salvation  : 

I  will  sing  nnto  the  Lord, 

Because  he  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  me. 

Ps.  G.     0  Lord,  rebuke  me  not  in  thine  anger, 
Neither  chasten  me  in  thy  hot  displeasure. 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  0  Lord  ;  for  I  am  withered  away: 
0  Lord,  heal  me  ;  for  my  bones  are  vexed. 

My  soul  also  is  sore  vexed  : 

And  thou,  0  Lord,  how  long  1 

Eeturn,  0  Lord,  deliver  my  soul  : 
Save  me  for  thy  lovingkindness'  sake. 

62 


SUFFERINGS  OF  GOD'S  PEOPLE. 

for  in  death  there  is  no  remeiiibraiice  of  tliee  : 
III  Slieol  who  sliall  give  thee  thanks  J 

I  am  weary  with  my  groaning-  ; 
Kvery  night  make  I  my  bed  to  swim  ; 
I  water  my  conch  with  my  tears. 

Mine  eye  wasteth  away  because  of  g-rief ; 

It  waxeth  old  because  of  all  mine  adversaries. 

Depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers  of  iniquity  ; 

For  the  Lord  hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  weeping. 

The  Lord  hath  heard  my  supplication ; 

The  Lord  will  receive  my  prayer. 

All  mine  enemies  shall  be  ashamed  and  sore  vexed  : 
They  shall  turn  back,  they  shall  be  ashamed  suddenly. 

THIRTY-SECOND  SELECTION. 

Despised  and  Rejected. 

Is.  53.     Who  hath  believed  our  I'eport  ? 

And  to  w  hoiu  hath  the  arm  of  the  Lord  been  revealed  1 

For  he  grew  up  before  him  as  a  tender  plant,  and  as   a 
root  out  of  a  dry  ground  : 
He  hath  no  form  nor  comeliness  ;  and  when  we  see  him, 
there  is  no  beauty  that  we  should  desire  him. 

He  was  despised,  and  rejected  of  men  ;    a  man  of   sor- 
rows, and  acquainted  with  grief  : 
And  as  one  from  whom  men  hide  their  face  he  was  de- 
spised, ami  we  esteemed  him  not. 

Surely  he  hath  borne  our  griefs,  and  carried  our  sor- 
rows : 
Yet  we  did  esteem  him  stricken,  smitten  of  Crod,  and 
afflicted. 

But   he  was  wounded   for  our  transgressions,   he  was 
bruised  for  our  iniquities  : 

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RESPOXSIVE  READINGS. 

Tlie  chastisement  of  our  peace  was  upon  him  ;  and  witli 
liis  stripes  ^\e  are  healed. 

All  we  like  sheep  have  gone  astray  ;  we  have  turned 
every  one  to  his  own  way  ; 
And  the  Lord  hath  laid  on  him  the  iniquity  of  us  all. 

He  was  oppressed,  yet  he  humbled  himself  and  opened 
not  his  mouth; 
As  a  lamb  that  is  led  to  the  slaug-hter,  and  as  a  sheep  that 
I)efore  her  shearers  is  dumb ;  yea,  he  opened  not  his 
mouth. 

By  oppression  and  judgment  he  was  taken  away  ;  and 
as  for  his  generation,  who  among  them  consid- 
.  ered  that  he  was  cut  off  out  of  the  land  of  the 
living  ? 
For  the  transgression  of  my  people  was  he  stricken. 

And  they  made  his  grave  with  the  wicked,  and  with  the 
rich  in  his  death  ;  although  he  had  done  no  vi- 
olence, neitlier  was  any  deceit  in  his  mouth. 
Tet  it  pleased  the  I^ord  to  bruise  him  ;  he  hath  put  him  to 
grief: 

When  thou  shalt  make  his  soul   an  offering  for  sin,   he 
shall  see  his  seed,  he  shall  prolong  his  days, 
And  the  pleasure  of  the  Lord  shall  prosper  in  his  hand. 

He  shall   see  of  the  travail  of  his   soul,  and   shall   he 
satisfied  ; 
By  his  knowledge  shall  my  righteous  servant  justify  many: 
and  he  shall  bear  their  iniquities. 

Therefore  will  I  divide  him  a  portion  with  the   great, 
and  he  shall  divide  the  spoil  with   the  strong  ; 
Because  he  poured  out  his  soul  unto  death,  and  was  num- 
bered with  the  transgressors : 

Yet  he  bare  the  sin  of  man}^ 

And  made  intercession  for  the  transgressors. 


64 


SUFFERINGS  OF  GOD'S  PEOPLE. 

THIRTY-THIRD  SELECTION.    ,       "" 

Zion's  Desolation, 

Lara.  1.     How  dotli  the  city  sit  solitary,  that  was  full 

of  people  I 
How  is  she  become  as  a  widow  I 

She  that  was  great  among-  the  nations,  and  princess  among 

the  provinces, 
How  is  she  become  tributary ! 

She  weepeth  sore  in  the  night,  and  her  tears  are  on  her 

cheeks  ; 
Among  all  her  lovers  she  hath  none  to  comfort  her  : 

All  Iier  friends  have  dealt  treacheronsly  with  her, 

They  are  become  lier  enemies. 

Judah  is  gone  into  captivity  because  of  affliction,  and 

because  of  great  servitude  ; 
She  dwelleth  among  the  heathen,  she  findeth    no  rest : 
All  her  persecutors  overtook  her  within  the  straits. 

The  ways  of  Zion  do  mourn,  because  none  come  to  the 
solemn  assembly  ; 
All  lier  gates  are  desolate,  lier  priests  do  sigli : 
Her  virgins  are  afflicted,  and  she  lierself  is  in  bitterness. 

Her  adversaries  are  become  the  head,  her  enemies  pros- 
per ; 
For  tlie  Lord  liath  afflicted  her  for  tlie  multitude  of  lier 
transgressions : 

Her  young  children  are  gone  into   captivity  before  the 
adversary. 
And  from  tlie  daughter  of  Zion  all  her  majesty  is  departed : 

Her  princes  are  become  like  harts  that  find  no  pasture, 
And  they  are  gone  without  strength  before  the  pursuer. 

Jerusalem  remembereth  in  the  days  of  her  affliction  and 

of  her  miseries 
All  her  pleasant  things  that  were  from  the  days  of  old  : 

65 


RESPOXSIVE  READINGS. 

When  lier  people  fell  into  the  hand  of  the  adversary,  and 

none  did  help  her, 
The  adversaries  saw  her,  they  did  mock  at  her  desolations. 

Jerusalem  hath  grievously  sinned  ;  therefore  she  is  be- 
come as  an  unclean  thing  : 
All  that  honored  her  despise  her,  becanse  they  have  seen 

her  nakedness  : 
Yea,  she  siahoth,  and  tiirneth  backward. 
See,  0  Lord,  and  behold  ;  for  I  am  become  vile. 
Is  it  nothing  to  you,  all  ye  that  pass  by  ? 

Behold,  and  see  if  thei*e  be  any  sorrow  like  nuto  my  sor- 
row, whicli  is  done  nnto  me, 
Wherewith  tiie  Lord  Iiath  afflicted  me  in  the  day  of  his 
fierce  anger. 

For  these  things  I  weep  ;  mine  eye,  mine  eye   runneth 

down  with  water  ; 
Because   the  comforter  that  should  refresh  my  soul  is 
far  from  me  : 
My  children  are  desolate,  becanse  the  enemy  hath  pre- 
vailed. 

Zion  spreadeth  forth  her  hands  ;  there  is  none  to   com- 
fort her ; 
Tlie  Lord  hath  commanded  concerning  Jacob,  that  they 
that  are  ronnd  about  him  should  be  his  adversaries : 
Jerusalem  is  among  them  as  an  unclean  thing. 

The  Lord  is  righteous  ;  for  I  have   rebelled  against  his 
commandment  : 
Hear,  I  pray  yon,  all  ye  peoples,  and  behold  my  sorrow  : 
My  virgins  and  my  young  men  are  gone  into  captivity. 

I  called  for  my  lovers,  but  they  deceived  me  : 

My  priests  and  mine  elders  gave  up  tlie  ghost  in  the  city. 
While  they  sought  tliem  meat  to  refresh  their  souls. 

Behold,  0  Lord  ;  for  I  am  in  distress  ;   my  bowels  are 
troubled  ; 

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SUFFERINGS  OF  GOD'S  PEOPLE. 

Mine  heart  is  turned  within  me  ;  for  I  have  grievously 
rebelled  : 
Abroad  the  sword  bereaveth,  at  home  tliere  is  as  death. 

They  have  heard  that  I  sigh  ;  there  is  none  to   comfort 
me  ; 
AH  mine  enemies  liave  heard  of  my  trouble ;  they  are 
g:lad  that  thou  hast  done  it. 


67 


PENITENTIAL, 

THIRTY-FOURTH  SELECTION. 

On  Account  of  Bloodguiltiness. 

Ps.  51.     Have  mercy  upon  me,  0  God,  according  to  thy 
loving-kindness  : 
Accordiiis;-  to  the  niiiltitude  of  thy  tender  mercies  blot  out 
iiiy  transgressions. 

Wash  me  thoroughly  from  mine  iniquity, 
And  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 

For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions : 

And  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 

Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sinned, 
And  done  that  which  is  evil  in  thy  sight : 

That  thou  mayest  be. justified  wlien  thou  speakest, 

And  be  clear  when  tlioii  jiulgest. 

Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  iniquity  ; 

And  in  sin  did  my  mother  conceive  me. 

Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in  the  inward  parts  : 

And  in  the  hidden  part  tliou  shalt  make  me  to  know  wis- 
dom. 

Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  he  clean  : 
Wasli  me.  and  I  sliall  bi^  wliiter  tlian  snow. 

Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness  ; 

That  the  bones  wliich  tliou  Iiast  broken  niiiy  rejoicco 

Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins, 

And  blot  out  all  mine  ini(iuities. 

Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  0  God  ; 
And  renew  a  rigiit  spirit  witiiin  me. 

Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence  ; 
And  take  not  thy  holy  spirit  from  me. 

68 


PENITENTIAL. 

Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy  salvation  : 
And  uphold  me  with  a  free  spirit. 

Then  will  I  teach  transgressors  thy  ways  ; 

And  sinners  shall  be  converted  nnto  thee. 

Deliver  me  from  bloodguiltiness,  0    God,  thou  Clod  of 
my  salvation  ; 
And  my  tongne  shall  sing  alond  of  thy  righteonsness. 

O  L  o  r  d,  open  thou  my  lips  ; 

And  my  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  praise. 

For  thou  delightest  not  in  sacrifice  ;  else  would  I  give  it : 
Thou  hast  no  pleasure  in  burnt  offering. 

The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit : 

A  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  0  (xod,  thou  w  ilt  not  de- 
spise. 

Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure  unto  Zion  : 
Build  thou  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

Then  shalt  thou  delight  in  the  sacrifices  of   righteous- 
ness, in  burnt  offering  and  whole  burnt  offering: 
Then  shall  they  offer  bullocks  upon  thine  altar. 

THIRTY-FIFTH    SELECTION. 
Relief  by  Confession. 

Ps.  38.     O  Lord,  rebuke  me  not  in  thy  wrath  : 
Neither  chasten  me  in  thy  hot  displeasure. 

For  thine  arrow  s  stick  fast  in  me, 

And  thy  hand  presseth  me  sore. 

There  is  no  soundness  in  my  flesh  because  of   thine   in- 
dignation ; 
Neither  is  there  any  health  in  my  bones  because   of   my 
sin. 
For  mine  iiiiqxiities  are  gone  over  mine  head  : 
As  an  heavy  burden  they  are  too  heavy  for  me. 


69 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

My  wounds  stiuk  and  are  corrupt, 
Because  of  my  foolishness, 

I  am  pained  and  bowed  down  greatly ; 

I  go  iiiouruiug  all  the  day  long. 

For  my  loins  are  filled  with  burning ; 
And  there  is  no  soundness  in  my  flesh. 

1  am  faint  and  sore  bruised  : 

I  have  roared  by  reason  of  the  disquietness  of  my  heart. 

Lord,  all  my  desire  is  before  thee  ; 

And  my  groaning  is  not  hid  from  thee. 

My  heart  throbbelh,  my  strengtli  faileth  me  : 

As  tor  the  light  of  mine  eyes,  it  also  is  gone  fiom  me. 

My  lovers  and  my  friends  stand  aloof  from   my  plague; 
And  my  kinsmen  stand  afar  off. 

They  also  that  seek  after  my  life  lay  snares  for  me ; 

And  they  that  seek  my  hurt  speak  mischievous  things, 

And  imagine  deceits  all  the  day  long. 

But  I,  as  a  deaf  man,  hear  not ; 

And  I  am  as  a  dumb  man  that  openeth  not  his  mouth. 

Yea,  I  a!u  as  a  man  that  heareth  not, 

And  in  whose  mouth  are  no  reproofs. 

For  in  thee,  0  Lord,  do  I  hope  : 
Thou  wilt  answer,  0  Lord  my  God. 

For  I  said,  Lest  they  rejoice  over  me  : 

When  my  foot  slippeth,  they  magnify  themselves  against 
uie. 

For  I  am  ready  to  halt, 

And  my  sorrow  is  continually  before  me. 

For  I  M  ill  declare  mine  iniquity  ; 

I  will  be  sorry  for  my  sin. 

70 


PENITENTIAL. 

But  mine  enemies  are  lively,  and  are  strong  : 
And  they  that  hate  me  wrongfully  are  multiplied. 

They  also  that  render  evil  for  good 

Are  adversaries  unto  me,  because  I  follow  the  thiu^  that 
is  goofl. 

Forsake  me  not,  0  Lord  : 

0  my  God,  be  not  far  from  me. 

Make  haste  to  Iielp  me, 

0  Lord  my  salvation. 

.  Ps.  32.     Blessed  is  he  whose  transgression  is  forgiven, 
whose  sin  is  covered. 
Blessed  is  the  man  unto  wliom  the  Lord  impnteth  not 

iniquity. 
And  in  whose  spirit  there  is  no  guile. 

When  I  kept  silence,  my  bones  waxed  old 

Through  my  roaring  all  the  day  long. 

For  day  and  nigiit  thy  hand  was  heavy  upon  me  : 

My  moisture  was  changed  as  with  the  drought  of  summer. 

1  acknowledged  my  sin    unto   thee,  and   mine   iniquity 

have  I  not  hid  : 

1  said,  I  will  confess  my  transgressions  unto  the  Lord  ; 
And  thou  forgavest  the  iniquity  of  my  sin. 

For  this  let  every  one  that  is  godly  pray  unto  thee  in   a 
time  when  thou  mayest  be  found  : 
Surely  wlien  tlie  great  waters  overflow  they  shall  not 
reach  unto  him. 

Thou  art  my  hiding  place  ;  thou  wilt  preserve  me  from 
trouble  ; 
Thou  wilt  compass  me  about  with  songs  of  deliverance. 

I   will   instruct  thee  and  teach  thee  in  the  way  which 
thou  shalt  go  : 
I  will  counsel  thee  witli  mine  eye  upon  thee. 

71 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as  the   mule,  which  have   no 
understanding  : 
Whose  trappings  must  be  bit  and  bridle  to  hold  them  in, 
Else  they  will  not  come  near  unto  thee. 

Many  sorrows  shall  be  to  the  wicked  : 

But  he  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  mercy  shall  compass 
him  about. 

Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  rejoice,  ye  righteous  : 
And  shout  for  joy,  all  ye  that  are  upright  in  heart, 

THIRTY-SIXTH  SELECTION. 

The  Penitent  Seeks  Instruction. 

Ps.  35.     Unto  thee,  0  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul. 
0  my  God,  in  thee  have  I  trusted, 

Let  me  not  be  ashamed ; 

Let  not  mine  enemies  triumph  over  me. 

Yea,  none  that  wait  on  thee  shall  be  ashamed  : 

They  shall  be  ashamed  that  deal  treacherously  without 
cause. 

Shew  me  thy  ways,  0  Lord  ; 
Teach  me  thy  paths. 

(iluide  me  in  thy  truth,  and  teach  me  ; 

For  thou  art  the  Hod  of  my  salvation  ; 

On  thee  do  1  wait  all  the  day. 

Eemember,  0  Lord,  thy  tender  mercies  and  thy  loving- 
kindnesses  : 
For  tliey  have  been  ever  of  old. 

Remember  not  the  sins  of  my  youth,  nor  my  transgres- 
sions : 
According  to  thy  lovingkindness  remember  thon  me. 
For  thy  goodness'  sake,  0  Lord. 

Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord  : 

Therefore  will  he  instruct  sinners  in  the  way. 

72 


PENITENTIAL. 

The  meek  will  he  guide  in  judgment : 
And  the  meek  will  he  teach  his  way. 

All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are  lovingkindness  and  truth 
Unto  such  as  keep  his  covenant  and  his  testimonies. 

For  thy  name's  sake,  0  Lord, 

Pardon  mine  iniqnity,  for  it  is  great. 

What  jnan  is  he  that  feareth  the  Lord  ? 

Him  shall  he  instruct  in  the  way  that  he   shall  choose. 

His  sonl  shall  dwell  at  case  ; 

And  his  seed  shall  inherit  the  laud. 

The  secret  of  the  Lord  is  with  them  that  fear  him  ; 
And  he  will  shew  them  his  covenant. 

Mine  eyes  are  ever  toward  the  Lord  ; 
For  he  shall  plnck  my  feet  ont  of  the  net. 

Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me  ; 
For  I  am  desolate  and  afflicted. 

The  troubles  of  my  heart  are  enlarged  : 

0  bring'  thou  me  ont  of  my  distresses. 

Consider  mine  affliction  and  my  travail  ; 
And  forgive  all  my  sins. 

Consider  mine  enemies,  for  they  are  many  j 

And  they  hate  me  with  cruel  hatred. 

0  keep  my  soul^  and  deliver  me  : 

Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  fori  put  my  trnst  in  thee. 

Let  integrity  and  uprightness  preserve  me, 
For  I  wait  on  thee. 

Redeem  Israel,  0  Grod, 

Ont  of  all  his  troubles. 

Ps.  130.     Out  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto   thee,  O 

Lord. 
Lor  d,  hear  my  voice  : 
Let  thine  ears  be  attentive 
To  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

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73 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

If  thou,  Lord,  shoiildest  mark  iniquities, 

0  Lord,  who  shall  stand  ? 

But  tliere  is  forgiveness  ^vitli  thee, 
That  thou  ma)  est  be  feared. 

1  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth  wait. 
And  in  his  word  do  I  hope. 

My  soul  looketli  for  tlie  Lord, 

3Iore  than  watchmen  look  for  the  morning  j 

Yea,  more  than  watchmen  for  the  morniug, 

O  Israel,  hope  in  the  Lord ; 

For  with  the  Lord  there  is  mercy, 

And  witii  him  is  plenteous  redemption. 

And  he  shall  redeem  Israel 

From  all  Ms  iniquities. 

THIRTY-SEVENTH   SELECTION. 

Divine  Forgiveness  Celebrated. 

Ps.  103.     Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul ; 

And  all  that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy  name. 

Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul. 
And  forget  not  all  his  benefits  : 

Who  forgiveth  all  tliine  iniquities  ; 

Who  healeth  all  tiiy  diseases ; 

Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruction  ; 
Who  crowneth   thee  with  lovingkiudness  and  tender 
mercies : 

Who  satisfleth  thy  mouth  with  good  things ; 

So  that  thy  youtli  is  renewed  like  the  eagle. 

The  Lord  executeth  righteous  acts, 

And  judgments  for  all  that  are  oppressed. 

He  made  known  his  ways  unto  Moses, 

His  doings  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

The  Lord  is  full  of  compassion  and  gracious, 

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PENITENTIAL, 

Slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy. 
He  will  not  ahvays  chide  ; 
Neither  will  he  keep  his  .anger  for  ever. 

He  hath  not  dealt  with  ns  after  our  sins, 
Nor  rewarded  us  after  our  iniquities. 

For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth. 

So  great  is  his  mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 

As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 

So  fivr  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions  from  us. 

Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children. 
So  the  Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 

For  he  knowelh  our  frame  ; 

He  remembereth  that  we  are  dust. 

As  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass  ; 

As  a  flower  of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 

For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it  is  gone ; 

And  the  place  thereof  shall  know  it  uo  more. 

But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to  ever- 
lasting upon  them  that  fear  him. 
And  his  righteousness  unto  children's  children  ; 

To  such  as  keep  his  covenant. 

And  to  those  that  remember  his  precepts  to  do  them. 

The  Lord  hath  established  his  throne  in  the  heavens  ; 
And  his  kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 

Bless  the  Lord,  ye  angels  of  his  : 

Ye  mighty  in  strength,  that  fulfil  his  word, 
Hearkening  unto  the  voice  of  his  word. 

Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts  ; 

Ye  ministers  of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure. 

Bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  works. 
In  all  places  of  his  dominion  : 
Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul, 

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PRAYERS    FOR    DELIVERANCE. 

THIRTY-EIGHTH  SELECTION. 

Appeal  of  the  Innocent. 

Ps.  ?.     O  Lord  my  God,  in  thee  do  I  put  my  trust : 
Save  me  from  all  them  that  pursue  me,  and  deliver  me  : 

Lest  he  tear  my  soul  like  a  lion, 

Reiulliig-  it  ill  pieces,  ivhile  there  Is  none  to  deliver. 

0  Lord  my  God,  if  I  have  done  this  ; 
It'  there  be  iniquity  in  my  hands  ; 
If  I  have  rewarded  evil  unto  him  that  was  at  peace  with 
me  ; 
(Yea,  I  have  delivered  Iiiiii  lliat  without  cause  was  mine 
ad  versary :) 

Let  the  enemy  pursue  my  soul,  and  overtake  it ; 
Yea,  let  him  tread  my  life  down  to  the  earth, 
And  lay  my  glory  in  the  dust. 

Arise,  0  Lord,  in  thine  anger, 

Lif  up  thyself  against  the  rage  of  mine  adversaries  : 

And  awake  for  me  ;  thou  hast  commanded  judgment. 

And  let  tlie  congregation  of  tlie  i)eoples  compass  thee 
about : 

And  over  them  return  thou  on  higli. 

The  Lord  ministereth  judgment  to  the  peoples  : 

Judge  me,  0  Lord,  according  to  my  righteousness,  and  to 
mine  integrity  tliat  is  in  me. 

Oh  let  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked  come  to  an  end, 

but  establish  thou  the  righteous  : 
For  the  righteous  God  trieth  the  hearts  and  reins. 

My  shield  is  with  God, 

Which  savetli  the  upright  in  heart. 

God  is  a  righteous  judge. 

Yea,  a  God  that  hath  indignation  every  day. 

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PRAYERS  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

If  a  man  turn  not,  he  ivill  whet  liis  sword  ; 
He  hath  bent  his  bow,  and  made  it  ready. 

He   hath  also   prepared  for   him  the    instruments    of 
death  ; 
He  niaketh  liis  arrows  flery  shafts. 

Behold,  he  travaileth with  iniquity; 

Yea,  he  hath  conceived   mischief,  and   brought  forth 
falsehood. 
He  hath  made  a  pit,  and  digged  it, 
And  is  fallen  into  the  ditch  which  he  made. 

His  mischief  shall  return  upon  his  own  head. 

And  his  violence  shall  come  down  upon  his  own  pate. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  according  to  liis  right- 
eousness : 
And  will  sing-  praise  to  the  name  of  the  Lord  Most  High. 

Ps.  144.     Blessed  be  the  Lord  my  rock, 
Which  teacheth  my  hands  to  war, 
And  my  fingers  to  fight : 

My  lovingkindness,  and  my  fortress, 
My  high  tower,  and  my  deliverer  ; 

My  shield,  and  he  in  whom  I  trnst ; 

Who  subdueth  my  people  under  me. 

Lord,  what  is  man,  that  thou  takest  knowledge  of  him  ? 
Or  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  makest  account  of  him  ? 

3Ian  is  like  to  vanity  : 

His  days  are  as  a  shadow  that  passeth  away. 

Bow  thy  heavens,  0  Lord,  and  come  down  : 
Touch  the  mountains,  and  they  shall  smoke. 

Cast  forth  lightning,  and  scatter  them  ; 

Send  out  thine  arrows,  and  discomfit  them. 

Stretch  forth  thine  hand  from  above  ; 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Rescue  me,  and  deliver  me  out  of  great  waters. 
Out  of  the  baud  of  strangers ; 

Wliose  mouth  speakotli  vanity, 

And  their  right  hand  is  a  right  hand  of  falsehood. 

I  will  sing  a  new  song  unto  thee,  O  God  : 

Upon  a  psaltery  of  ten  strings  will  I  sing  praises  unto 
thee. 

It  is  he  that  giveth  salvation  unto  kings  : 
Who    rescueth    David    his    servant  from    the  hurtful 
sword. 

Rescue  nie,  and  deliver  me  out  of  the  hand  of  strangers, 

^Vliose  mouth  speaketh  vanity, 

And  their  right  hand  is  a  right  hand  of  falsehood. 

When  our   sons  shall   be  as   plants  grown   up  in  their 
youth  : 
And  our  daughters  as  corner  stones  hewn  after  the  fashion 
of  a  palace ; 

When  our  garners  are  full,  affording  all  manner  of  store ; 
And  our  sheep  bring  forth  thousands  and  ten  thousands  in 
our  fields ; 

When  our  oxen  are  well  laden  ; 

When  there  is  no  breaking  in,  and  no  going  forth, 

And  no  outcry  in  our  streets  ; 

Happy  is  the  people,  that  is  in  such  a  case : 
Yea,  happy  is  the  people,  whose  God  is  the  Lord. 

THIRTY-NINTH  SELECTION. 

Prayer  of  the  Obedient. 

Ps.  40.     I  waited  patiently  for  the  Lord  ; 
And  he  inclined  unto  me,  and  heard  my  cry. 

He  brought  me  up  also  out  of  an  horrible  pit,  out  of  the 
miry  clay ; 

And  he  set  my  feet  upon  a  rock,  and  established  my  goings. 

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PRAYERS  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

And  he  hath  put  a  new  soug  iu  my  mouth,  even  praise 
uuto  our  God  : 
Mauy  shall  see  it,  and  fear, 
Ind  shall  trust  iu  tlie  Lord. 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  maketh  the  Lord  his  trust, 

And  respecteth  not  the  proud,  nor  such  as  turu  aside  to 
lies. 

Many,  0  Lord  my  God,  are  the  wonderful  works  which 

thou  hast  done. 
And  thy  thoughts  which  are  to  us-ward : 

Tliey  cannot  be  set  in  order  unto  thee  ; 

If  I  would  declare  and  speak  of  them. 

They  are  more  than  can  be  numbered. 

Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  hast  no  delight  in  ; 
Mine  ears  hast  thou  opened  : 

Burnt  offering  and  sin  offering-  hast  thou  not  required. 

Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  am  come  ; 

In  the  roll  of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me  : 

I  delight  to  do  thy  will,  0  my  dJod ; 

lea,  thy  law  is  within  my  heart. 

I  have  published  righteousness  in  the  great  congrega- 
tion ; 
Lo,  I  will  not  refrain  my  lips, 

0  Lord,  thou  knowest. 

I  have  not  hid  thy  righteousness  within  my  heart ; 
I  have  declared  thy  faithfulness  and  thy  salvation  : 

1  have  not  concealed  thy  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth 

from  the  great  congregation. 

"Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender  mercies  from    me,    0 
Lord  : 
Let  thy  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth  continually  preserve- 
me. 

For  innumerable  evils  have  compassed  me  about, 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Mine  iniquities  have  overtaken  me,  so  that  I  am   not 
able  to  look  up  ; 
Tliey  are  more  than  the  hairs  of  mine  head,  and  my  heart 
Iiatli  failed  me. 

Be  pleased,  0  Lord,  to  deliver  me  : 
Blake  liaste  to  help  me,  0  Lord. 

Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded  together 
That  seek  after  my  soul  to  destroy  it : 

Lei  them  be  turned  backward  and  brought  to  dishonor 

That  delight  in  my  hurt. 

Let  them  be  desolate  by  reason  of  their  shame 

That  say  unto  me,  Aha,  Aha. 

Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  thee  : 
Let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  continually, 
The  Lord  be  magnitied. 

But  I  am  poor  and  needy  ; 

Yet  the  Lord  thinketh  upon  me  : 

Thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer ; 

Make  no  tarrying-,  0  my  God. 

FORTIETH  SELECTION. 

In  National  Disaster. 

Ps.  79.     O  God,  the  heathen  are  come  into  thine  inherit- 
ance ; 
Thy  holy  temple  have  they  defiled  ; 
They  have  laid  Jerusalem  on  heaps. 

The  dead  bodies  of  thy  servants  have  they  given  to  be 
meat  unto  the  fowls  of  the  heaven. 
The  flesh  of  thy  saints  unto  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

Their  blood  have  they  shed  like  water  round    about 
Jerusalem  ; 
And  there  was  none  to  bwry  them. 

We  are  become  a  reproach  to  our  neighbors, 

A  scorn  and  derision  to  them  that  are  round  about  ns. 


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PRAYERS  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

Help  us,  0  God  of  our  salvation,  for  the  glory  of   thy 

name  : 

And  deliver  us,  and  purge  away  our  sins,  for  thy  name's 

sake. 
****** 

Let  the  sigtiiug-  of  the  prisoner  come  hetbre  tliee ; 

According  to  the  greatness  of  thy  power  preserve  thou 

those  that  are  appointed  to  defitli. 

****** 

So  we  thy  people  and  sheep  of  thy  pasture 
Will  give  thee  thanks  for  ever  : 

We  will  show  forth  thy  praise  to  all  generations. 

Ps.  80.     Give  ear,  0  Shepherd  of  Israel, 
Thou  that  leadest  Joseph  like  a  flock  ; 

Thou  that  sittest  npon  the  cherubim,  shine  forth. 

Before  Ephraim  and  Benjamin  and  Manasseh,  stir   up 

thy  might. 
And  come  to  save  us. 

Turn  ns  again,  0  God ; 

And  cause  thy  face  to  shine,  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

O  Lord  God  of  hosts. 

How  long  wilt  thou  be  angry  against  the  prayer  of  thy 
people  ? 
Thon  hast  fed  them  witli  the  bread  of  tears, 
And  given  them  tears  to  drink  in  large  measnre. 

Thou  makest  us  a  strife  unto  our  neighbors  : 
And  our  enemies  laugh  among  themselves. 

Turn  us  again,  0  God  of  hosts ; 

And  cause  thy  face  to  shine,  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

Thou  broughtes't  a  vine  out  of  Egypt  : 

Thou  didst  drive  out  the  nations,  and  plantedst  it. 

Thon  preparedst  I'oom  before  it, 

And  it  took  deep  root,  and  filled  the  land. 

The  mountains  were  covered  with  the  shadow  of  it, 
And  the  boughs  thereof  were  like  cedars  of  God. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

She  sent  out  her  branches  unto  the  sea. 
And  her  shoots  nuto  the  River. 

Why  hast  thou  broken  down  her  fences, 

So  that  all  they  Avhich  pass  by  the  way  do  pluck  her  ? 

The  hoar  out  of  the  wood  doth  ravage  it, 

And  tlie  wild  beasts  of  tlie  field  feed  on  it. 

Turn  again,  we  beseech  thee,  0  God  of  hosts  : 
Look  down  from  heaven,  and  behold,  and  visit  this  vine. 
And  the  stock  which  thy  right  liand  hath  planted, 
And  the  brancli  tliat  thou  madest  strong-  for  tliyself. 

It  is  burned  wnth  fire,  it  is  cut  down  : 

They  perisli  at  the  rebuke  of  thy  countenance. 

Let  thy  hand  be  upon  the  man  of  thy  right  hand, 

Upon  the  son  of  man  whom  thou  madest  strong-  for  thyself. 

So  shall  we  not  go  back  from  thee  : 

Quicken  thou  us,  and  we  will  call  upon  thy  name. 

Turn  us  again,  0  Lord  (iod  of  hosts ; 

Cause  thy  face  to  shine,  and  we  shall  ))e  saved. 

FORTY-FIRST  SELECTION. 

In  Weakness  and  Frailty. 

Ps.  41.     Blessed  is  he  that  considereth  the  poor  : 
The  Lord  will  deliver  him  in  the  day  of  evil. 

The  Lord  will  preserve  him,  and  keep  him  alive,  and  he 
shall  be  blessed  upon  the  earth  ; 

And  deliver  not  thou  liim  unto  the  will  of  his  enemies. 

The  Lord  will  support  him  upon  the  couch  of  languish- 
ing : 
Thou  makest  all  his  bed  in  his  sickness. 

I  said,  0  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  me  : 

Heal  my  soul  ;  for  I  have  sinned  against  thee. 

Mine  enemies  speak  evil  against  me,  saying, 

When  shall  he  die,  and  his  name  perish  l 

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PRAYERS  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

And  if  he  come  to  see  me,  he  speaketh  vanity ; 
His  heart  gathereth  iniquity  to  itself  : 
l^lieu  he  goeth  abroad,  he  telleth  it. 

All  that  hate  me  whisper  together  against  me  : 
Against  me  do  they  devise  niy  hurt; 

An  evil  disease,  say  they,  cleaveth  fast  nnto  him  : 
And  now  that  he  lieth  he  shall  rise  up  no  more. 

Yea,' mine  own  familiar  friend,  in  whom  I  trusted,  which 
did  eat  of  my  bread. 

Hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against  me. 

But  thou,  0  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  me,  and  raise  me  up. 
That  I  may  requite  them. 

By  this  I  know  that  thou  delightest  in  me. 

Because  mine  enemy  doth  not  triumph  over  me. 

And  as  for  me,  thou  upholdest  me  in  mine  integrity, 
And  settest  me  before  thy  face  for  ever. 

Ps.  39.     I  said,  I  will  take  heed  to  my  ways, 
That  I  sin  not  witk  my  tongue  : 

I  will  keep  my  mouth  with  a  bridle, 

Wliile  the  wicked  is  before  me. 

I  was  dumb  with  silence,  I  held  my  peace,  even  from 

good; 
And  my  sorrow  was  stirred. 

My  heart  was  hot  within  me  ; 

While  I  was  musing  the  fire  kindled  : 

Then  spake  I  with  my  tongue  ; 
Lord,  make  me  to  know  mine  end. 
And  the  measure  of  my  days,  what  it  is  ; 
Let  me  know  how  frail  I  am. 

Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days  as  handbreadths  ; 
And  mine  age  is  as  nothing  before  thee  : 

Surely  every  man  at  his  best  estate  is  altogether  vanity* 

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BESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Sirfely  every  man  walkcth  in  a  vain  show  : 
Surely  they  are  disquieted  in  vain  : 

He  henpeth  up  riclies,  and  knoweth  not  who  shall  gather 
Ihem. 

And  now,  Lord,  what  wait  1  for  ? 
My  hope  is  in  thee. 

Deliver  me  from  all  my  transgressions : 

Make  mo  not  tiie  reproach  of  tlie  foolish. 

I  was  dumb,  I  opened  not  my  mouth  ; 
Because  thou  didst  it. 

Remove  thy  stroke  away  from  me  : 

I  am  consumed  by  the  blow  of  thine  hand. 

"When  thou  witli  rebukes  dost  correct  man  for  iniquity, 
Thou  makest  his  beauty  to  consume  away  like  a  moth  : 
Surely  every  man  is  vanity. 

Hear  my  prayer,  0  Lord,  and  give  ear  unto  my  cry  ; 
Hold  not  thy  peace  at  my  tears  : 

For  I  am  a  stranger  with  thee, 

A  sojourner,  as  all  my  fathers  were. 

0  spare  me,  that  I  may  recover  strength. 
Before  I  go  hence,  and  be  no  more. 

FORTY-SECOND  SELECTION. 

From  the  Overbearing  of  the  Proud. 

Ps.  123.     Unto  thee  do  I  lift  up  mine  eyes, 
0  thou  that  sittest  in  the  heavens. 

ISehold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants  look  unto  the  hand  of  their 
master. 

As  the  eyes  of  a  maiden  unto  the  hand  of  her  mistress ; 

So  our  eyes  look  unto  the  Lord  our  Grod, 

Until  he  have  mercy  upon  us. 

Have  mercy  upon  us,  0  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us  : 
For  we  are  exceedingly  filled  with  contempt. 

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PRAYERS  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

Our  soul  is  exceedingly  filled 

With  the  scornins;-  of  those  that  are  at  ease, 

And  with  the  contempt  of  the  proud. 

Ps.  10.    Why  standest  thou  afar  off,  0  Lord  ? 
Why  liidest  thou  thyself  in  times  of  trouble  ? 

In  the  pride  of  tlie  wicked  the  poor  is  liotiy  pursued; 

Let  them  be  taken  iu  the  devices  that  they  have  imagined. 

For  the  wicked  boasteth  of  his  heart's  desire, 
And   the  covetous   renounceth,   yea,   contemneth   the 
Lord . 
Tlie  wicked  in  the  pride  of  his  countenance,  saith,  He  will 

not  require  it. 
All  his  thoughts  arci,  There  is  no  Hod. 

His  ways  are  firm  at  all  times  ; 
Thy  Judgments  are  far  above  out  of  his  sight  : 
As  for  all  his  adversaries,  he  piiffeth  at  them. 

He  saith  in  his  heart,  I  shall  not  be  moved  : 
To  all  generations  I  shall  not  be  in  adversity. 

His  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  and  deceit  and  oppression  : 

Under  his  tongue  is  mischiet  and  iniquity. 

Hfi  sitteth  in  the  lurking  places  of  the  villages  : 
In  the  covert  places  doth  he  murder  the  innocent  : 
His  eyes  are  privily  set  against  the  helpless. 

He  lurketh  in  the  covert  as  a  lion  in  his  den  : 
He  lieth  in  wait  to  catch  the  poor  : 

He  doth  catcli  the  poor,  wlicn  he  draweth  him  in  his  net. 

He  croucheth,  he  boweth  down. 

And  the  helpless  fall  by  his  strong  ones. 

He  saith  iu  his  heart,  (Jod  hath  forj?otten  : 

He  hidetli  his  face ;  he  will  never  see  it. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Arise,  0  Lord  ;  0  God,  lift  up  thine  hand  : 

Forget  not  the  poor. 

Wherefore  doth  the  wicked  conteiim  God, 
And  say  in  liis  lieart,  Thou  wilt  not  require  it  1 

Thou  hast  seen   it  ;  for   thou   beholdest  mischief  and 

spite,  to  take  it  into  thy  hand  : 
The  helpless  conimitteth  himself  unto  thee  ; 
Tliou  liast  been  the  lielper  of  tlie  fatlierless. 

Break  thou  the  arm  of  the  wicked  ; 

And  as  for  the  evil  man,  seek  out  his  wickedness  till  thou 
And  none. 

The  Lord  is  King  for  ever  and  ever  : 
The  nations  are  perished  out  of  his  land. 

Lord,  thou  hast  heard  the  desire  of  the  meek  : 
Thou  wilt  prepare  their  heart,  thou  wilt  cause  thine  car 
to  hear : 

To  judge  the  fatherless  and  the  oppressed, 

That  man  which  is  of  the  eartli  may  be  terrible  no  more. 

FORTY-THIRD  SELECTION. 

In  Defense  of  Righteousness. 

Ps.  17.  Hear  the  right,  O  Lord,  attend  unto  my  cry  ; 
Give  ear  unto  my  prayer  that  goeth  not  out  of  feigned 
lips. 

Let  my  sentence  come  forth  from  thy  presence ; 

Let  thine  eyes  look  upon  efiuity. 

Thou  hast  })roved  mine  heart ;  thou  hast  visited  me  in 

the  night ; 
Thou  hast  tried  me,  and  findest  nothing  ; 

I  am  purposed  that  my  mt>uth  sliall  not  transgress. 

As  for  the  Avorks  of  men,  by  the  word  of  thy  lips 
I  have  kept  me  from  the  ways  of  the  violent. 

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PRAYERS  FOR  DELIVERAXCE. 

My  steps  have  held  fast  to  thy  paths, 
My  feet  have  not  slipped. 

I   have  called  upon  thee,  for  thou  wilt  answer  me,  0 

God: 
Incline  thine  ear  unto  me,  and  hear  my  speech. 

Show  thy  marvelous  lovingkindiiess,   0  thou  that  savest 

them  which  put  tlieir  trnst  in  thee 
From  tiiose  that  rise  up  ag-ainst  them,  by  tliy  right  hand. 

Keep  me  as  the  apple  of  the  eye, 

Hide  me  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 
From  Ihe  wicked  that  spoil  me, 
My  deadly  enemies,  that  compass  me  about. 

They  are  inclosed  in  their  own  fat  : 
AVith  their  month  they  speak  proudly. 

They  have  now  compassed  us  in  our  steps  : 
They  set  their  eyes  to  cast  us  down  to  the  earth. 
He  is  like  a  lion  that  is  greedy  of  his  prey, 
And  as  it  were  a  young  lion  lurking  in  secret  places. 

Arise,  0  Lord,  confront  him,  cast  him  down  ; 

Deliver  my  soul  from  the  wicked  by  thy  sword  ; 
From  men,  by  thy  hand,  0  Lord, 
From  men  of  the  world,  whose  portion  is  in  this  life. 
And  whose  belly  thou  flUest  with  thy  treasure : 

They  are  satisfied  with  children. 

And  leave  the  rest  of  their  substance  to  their  babes. 
As  for  me,  I  shall  behold  thy  face  in  righteousness  : 
I  shall  be  satisfied,  when  I  awake,  with  thy  likeness. 

Ps.  13.     How  long,  0  Lord,  wilt  thou  forget  me  for  ever? 
How  long  wilt  tlion  hide  thy  face  from  me  I 

How  long  shall  I  take  counsel  in  my  soul. 
Having  sorrow  in  my  heart  all  the  day? 

How  long  shall  mine  enemy  be  exalted  over  me  J 

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EESPOXSIVE  READINGS. 

Consider  and  answer  me,  0  Lord  my  God  : 
Lighten  mine  eyes,  lest  I  sleep  the  sleep  of  death  ; 

Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have  lu'cvailed  against  liim ; 

Lest  mine  adversaries  rejoice  when  I  am  moved. 

But  I  have  trusted  in  tliy  mercy  ; 

My  heart  shall  rejoice  in  thy  salvation: 

I  will  sing-  unto  the  Lord, 

Because  he  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  me. 

FORTY-FOURTH  SELECTION. 

From  Temptations  of  the  Wicked. 

Ps.  14L     Lord,  I  have  called  upou  thee  ;    make   haste 

unto  me  : 
Give  ear  unto  my  voice,  when  I  call  unto  thee. 

Let  my  prayer  he  set  forth  as  incense  before  thee; 

The  lifting:  up  of  my  hands  as  the  evening  sacrifice. 

Set  a  watch,  0  Lord,  before  my  mouth  ; 
Keep  the  door  of  my  lips. 

lacline  not  my  heart  to  any  evil  thing. 
To  be  occupied  in  deeds  of  wickedness 
With  men  that  work  iniquity  : 

And  let  me  not  eat  of  their  dainties. 

Let  the  righteous  smite  me,  it  shall  be  a  kindness  ; 
And  let  him  reprove  me,  it  shall  be  as  oil  upon  tlie  head  ; 

Let  not  my  head  refuse  it : 

For  even  in  their  wickedness  shall  my  prayer  continue. 

Their  judges  are  thrown  down  by  the  sides  of  the  rock  ; 

And  they  shall  hear  my  words  ;  for  they  are  sweet. 
As  when  one  plowetii  and  cleaveth  the  earth, 
Our  bones  are  scattered  at  the  grave's  mouth. 

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PRAYERS  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

For  mine  eyes  are  unto  thee,  0  God  tlie  Lord  : 

la  thee  do  I  put  my  trust ;  leave  not  lay  soul  destitute. 

Keep  me  from  the  snare  which  they  liave   laid  for  me. 
And  from  the  gins  of  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

Let  the  wicked  fall  into  their  own  nets, 

l>liilst  that  I  withal  escape. 

Ps.  28.     Unto  thee,  0  Lord,  will  I  call ; 

My  rock,  be  nut  thou  deaf  unto  me  : 
Lest  if  thou  be  silent  unto  me, 
I  become  like  tliem  that  ^o  down  into  the  pit. 

Hear  tlie  voice  of  my  supplications,  when  I  cry  unto  thee. 
When  I  lift  up  my  hands  toward  tliy  holy  oracle. 

Draw  me  not  away  with  the  wicked, 
And  with  the  workers  of  iniquity; 

Which  speak  peace  with  their  neiglibors, 

Bnt  mischief  is  in  their  liearts. 

Give  them  according  to  their  work,  and  according   to 

the  wickedness  of  their  doings  : 
Give  them  after  the  operation  of  their  hands  ; 
Render  to  them  their  desert. 

Because  they  regard  not  the  works  of  tlie  Lord, 

Nor  the  operation  of  his  hands. 

He  shall  break  them  down  and  not  build  them  up. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Because  he  hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  my  shield  ; 

My  heart  hath  trusted  in  him,  and  I  am  helped  ; 

Therefore  my  heart  greatly  rejoiceth ;  ' 

And  with  my  song  will  I  praise  him. 

The  Lord  is  their  strength. 

And  he  is  a  strong  hold  of  salvation  to  his  anointed. 

Save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  inheritance  : 
Feed  them  also,  and  bear  them  up  for  ever. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

FORTY-FIFTH  SELECTION. 
From  the  Violent. 

Ps.  140.     Deliver  me,  0  Lord,  from  the  evil  man  ; 
Preserve  me  from  the  violent  man  ; 

Wliich  imagine  mischiefs  in  their  heart ; 

Continnally  do  they  gather  tliemselves  together  for  war. 

They  have  sharpened  their  tongue  like  a  serpent ; 
Adders'  poison  is  under  their  lips. 

Keep  me,  0  Lord,  from  the  hands  of  the  wicked ; 
Preserve  me  from  the  violent  man  : 

Who  have  purposed  to  thrust  aside  my  steps. 

The  proud  have  hid  a  snare  for  me,  and  cords  ; 
Tliey  have  spread  a  net  by  tlie  way  side  ; 
Tliey  have  set  gins  for  me. 

I  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  God  : 
Give  ear  unto  the  voice  of  my  supplications,  0  Lord. 
0  God  the  Lord,  the  strength  of  my  salvation, 
Thon  hast  covered  my  head  in  the  day  of  battle. 

Grant  not,  0  Lord,  the  desires  of  the  wicked  ; 

Further  not  his  evil  device ;  lest  they  exalt  themselves. 

Ps.  86.     Bow  down  thine  ear,  0  Lord,  and  answer  me ; 
For  I  am  poor  and  needy. 

Preserve  my  soul ;  for  I  am  godly  : 

0  thou  my  God,  save  thy  servant  that  trusteth  in  thee. 

Be  merciful  unto  me,  0  Lord; 

For  unto  thee  do  I  cry  all  the  day  long. 

Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant ; 

For  unto  thee,  0  L  o  r  d ,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul. 

For  thou,  Lord  ,  art  good,  and  ready  to  forgive, 

And  plenteous  in  mercy  unto  all  them  that  call  upon  thee. 

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PRAYERS  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

Give  ear,  O  Lord,  iinto  my  prayer  ; 

And  hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

Ill  llie  day  of  iiiy  troiihle  I  will  call  upon  thee  ; 

For  thou  wilt  answer  nie. 

There  is  none  like  unto  thee  among  the  gods,  O  Lord  ; 
Neither  are  tliere  any  works  like  unto  thy  works. 

All  nations  whom  thou  hast  made  shall  come  and  wor 

ship  before  thee,  0  Lord; 
And  they  shall  glorify  thy  name. 

For  thou  art  grreat,  and  doest  wondrous  things  : 

Thou  art  Ood  alone. 

Teach  me  thy  way,  0  Lord  ;  I  will  walk  in  thy  truth  : 
Unite  my  heart  to  fear  thy  name. 

I  will  praise  thee,  0  Lord  my    God,    with   my   whole 

heart ; 
And  I  will  glorify  thy  name  for  evermore. 

For  great  is  thy  mercy  toward  me ; 

And  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  the  lowest  pit. 

0  God,  the  proud  are  risen  up  against  me, 

And  the  congregation  of  violent  men  have  sought  after 

my  soul, 
And  have  not  set  thee  before  them. 

But  thou,  0  Lord,  art  a  God  full  of  compassion  and 
gracious, 
Slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy  and  truth. 

0  turn  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me  ; 
trive  thy  streugtli  unto  thy  servant, 
And  save  the  son  of  thine  handmaid. 

Show  me  a  token  for  good  ; 

That  they  which  hate  me  may  see  it,  and  be  ashamed. 
Because  thou,  Lord,  hast  holpen  uie,  and  comforted  me. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

FORTY-SIXTH  SELECTION. 

From  Slanderers. 

Ps.  31.     In  thee,  0  Lord,  do  I  put   my  trust ;  let   me 
nevei'  be  asliamed  : 
Deliver  me  in  thy  rigliteousuess. 

Bow  down  thine  ear  unto  me  ;  deliver  me  speedily  : 
Be  thou  to  me  a  strong  rock,  an  house  of  defence   to 
save  me. 

For  tlioii  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress ; 

Therefore  for  thy  name's  sake  lead  me  and  g-iiide  me. 

Pluck  me  out  of  the  net  that  they  have  laid  privily  for 
nie  ; 
For  thou  art  my  strong  hold. 

Into  thine  hand  I  commend  my  spirit : 

Thou  hast  redeemed  me,  0  Lord,  thou  God  of  truth. 

I  hate  them  tlnit  regard  lying  vanities  : 

But  I  trust  in  the  Lord. 

I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thy  mercy  : 

For  thou  hast  seen  my  affliction  : 

Thou  hast  known  my  soul  in  adversities  : 

And  thou  liast  not  sliut  me  \i\)  into  tlie  liand  of  the  enemy ; 

Thou  liast  set  my  feet  in  a  large  place. 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  0  Lord,  for  I  am  in  distress  : 
Mine  eye  wasteth  away  with  grief,  yea,  Tny  soul  and  my 
body. 
For  my  life  is  spent  with  sorrow,  and  my  years  with  sigli- 

iug: 
My  strengtli  failelh  because  of  mine  iniquity,  and   my 
bones  are  w  asted  awiiy. 

Because  of  all  mine  adversaries!  am  become  a  reproach, 
Yea,  unto  my  neighbors  exceedingly,  and  a  fear  to  mine 

ac<|uaintance : 
Tliey  that  did  see  me  witliout  fled  from  me. 

I  am  forgotten  as  a  dead  man  out  of  mind  : 

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PRAYERS  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

I  am  like  a  broken  vessel. 

For  I  have  heard  the  defaming  of  many, 
Terror  on  every  side  : 

While  they  took  conusel  togetlier  against  me, 

They  devised  to  take  away  my  life. 

But  I  trusted  in  thee,  0  Lord  : 
I  said,  thou  art  my  God. 

My  times  are  in  thy  hand  : 

Deliver  me  from  the  hand  of  mine  enemies,  and  from  them 
that  persecute  me. 

Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  servant  : 
Save  me  in  thy  loviugkindness. 

Oh  how  great  is  thy  goodness,  which  thou  hast  laid  up 
for  them  that  fear  thee, 
Which  thou  hast  wrought  for  them  that  put  their  trust  in 
tliee,  before  the  sous  of  men  ! 

In   the  covert   of  thy  presence  shalt  thou  hide  them 
from  the  plottings  of  man  : 
Thou  shalt  keep  them  secretly  in  a  pavilion  from  the  strife 
of  tongues. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  : 

For  he  hath  showed  me  his  marvellous  lovingkindness 
in  a  strong  city. 
As  for  me,  I  said  in  my  haste,  I  am  cut  oflf  from  before 

thine  eyes : 
Nevertheless  thou  heardest  the  voice  of  my  supplications 
when  I  cried  unto  thee. 

O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints  : 
The  Lord  preserveth  the  faithful. 
And  plentifully  rewardeth  the  proud  doer. 

Be  strong,  and  let  your  Iieart  take  courage. 

All  ye  that  hope  in  tlie  Lord. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

FORTY-SEVENTH  SELECTION. 
A  Prayer  of  Moses  the  Man  of  God. 

Ps.  90.     Lord,  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling  place 

In  all  generations. 

Before  tlie  mountains  were  brought  forth, 

Or  ever  thou  liadst  formed  tlie  earth  and  the  world, 

Even  from  everlasting  to  everlasting',  thou  art  God. 

Thou  tui'nest  man  to  destruction  ; 
And  sayest,  Return,  ye  children  of  men. 

For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight 

Are  but  as  yesterday  when  it  is  past, 

And  as  a  watch  in  the  night. 

Thou  carriest  them  away  as  with  a  flood  ;  they  are  as  a 

sleep  : 
In  the  morning  they  are  like  grass  which  groweth  up. 

In  the  morning  it  flourishetli,  and  groweth  up; 

In  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 

For  we  are  consumed  in  thine  anger, 

And  in  thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 

Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before  thee, 

Our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

Por  all  our  days  are  passed  away  in  thy  wrath  : 
We  bring  our  years  to  an  end  as  a  tale  that  is  told. 

The  days  of  our  years  are  threescore  years  and  ten, 
Or  even  by  reason  of  strength  fourscore  years  ; 

Yet  is  their  pride  but  labor  and  sorrow ; 

For  it  is  soon  gone  and  we  fly  away. 

Who  knoweth  the  power  of  thine  anger, 
And  thy  wrath  according  to  the  fear  that  is  due  unto 
thee  ? 
So  teach  us  to  number  our  days. 
That  we  may  get  us  an  heart  of  wisdom. 

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PRAYERS  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

Return,  0  Lord  ;  how  long  ? 

And  let  it  repent  thee  concerning  thy  servants. 

0  satisfy  us  in  the  inorniiig  witli  thy  mercy  ; 

Tliat  we  may  rejoice  and  he  glad  all  our  days. 

Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days  wherein  thou  hast 

afflicted  us, 
And  the  years  wherein  we  have  seen  evil. 

Let  thy  work  appear  unto  tliy  servants, 

And  thy  glory  upon  their  childreu. 

And  let  the  beauty  of  the  Lord  our  God  be  upon  us  : 
And  establish  thou  the  work  of  our  hands  upon  us  ; 
Yea,  the  work  of  our  hands  establish  tJiou  it. 

FORTY-EIGHTH  SELECTION. 
In  Old  Age. 

Ps.  71.     In  thee,  0  Lord,  do  I  put  ray  trust  : 

Let  me  never  be  ashamed. 

Deliver  me  in  tliy  righteousness,  and  rescue  me  : 
Bow  down  tliine  ear  unto  me,  and  save  me. 

Be  thou  to  me  a  rock  of  habitation,  whereunto  I   may 
continually  resort : 
Thou  hast  given  commandment  to  save  me ; 
For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress. 

Rescue  me,  0  my  God,  out  of  the  hand  of  the   wicked, 
Out  of  the  hand  of  tlie  unrighteous  and  cruel  man. 

For  thou  art  my  hope,  0  L  o  r  d  God : 

Thou  art  my  trust  from  my  youth. 

By  thee  have  I  been  holden  up  from  the  womb  : 
Thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of  my  mother's  bowels: 
My  praise  shall  he  continually  of  thee, 

I  am  as  a  wonder  unto  many  ; 
But  thou  art  my  strong  refuge. 

My  mouth  sliall  he  filled  with  tliy  praise. 

And  with  thy  honor  all  the  day. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of  old  age  ; 
Forsake  me  not  when  n»y  strength  faileth. 

For  mine  enemies  speak  concerning  me  : 

And  they  that  watch  for  my  soul  take  counsel  together. 

Saying,  God  hath  forsaken  him  : 

Pursne  and  take  liim ;  for  tliere  is  none  to  deliver. 

0  God,  be  not  far  from  me  : 

0  my  God,  make  liaste  to  help  me. 

Let  them  be  ashamed  and  consumed  that  are   adversa- 
ries to  my  soul  ; 
Let  tlieni  be  covered  with  reproacli  and  dishonor  that  seek 
my  hnrt. 

But  I  will  hope  continually, 

And  will  praise  thee  yet  more  and  more. 

My  month  sliall  tell  of  tliy  rigliteoiisness, 

And  of  thy  salvation  all  tlie  day  ; 

For  I  know  not  the  nnmbers  thereof. 

1  will  come  with  the  mighty  acts  of  the  Lord  God  : 

I  will  make  mention  of  thy  righteousness,  even  of  thine 
only. 
0  God,  thou  hast  taug^ht  me  from  my  youth ; 
And  hitherto  Imve  I  declared  thy  wondrous  works. 

Yea,  even  when  I  am  old  and  gray-headed,  O  God,  for- 
sake me  not  ; 
Until  I  have  declared  thy  strength  unto  the  next  genera- 
tion, 
Thy  might  to  every  one  that  is  to  come. 

Thy  righteousness,  0  God,  is  very  high  ; 
1'liou  who  hast  done  great  things; 
0  God,  who  is  like  unto  thee  J 

Thou,  which  hast  showed  us  many  and  sore  troubles, 
Shalt  quicken  us  again. 

And  shalt  bring  us  up  again  from  the  depths  of  the  earth. 

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PRAYERS  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

Increase  thou  my  greatness,  and  turn  again  and  com- 
fort me. 
I  will  also  praise  thee  with  the  psaltery, 
Even  thy  truth,  0  my  God  : 

Unto  thee  will  I  sing:  praises  with  the  harp, 

0  thou  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

My  lips  shall  greatly  rejoice  when  I  sing  praises  unto 

thee  ; 
And  my  soul,  which  thou  hast  redeemed. 

My  tongrne  also  shall  talk  of  thy  righteousness  all  the  day 

long- : 
For  they  are  ashamed,  for  they  are  confounded,  that  seek 
my  hurt. 

FORTY-NINTH  SELECTION. 

Encouragement  from  God's  Mercies. 

Ps.  143.     Hear  my  prayer,  0  Lord  ;  give  ear  to  my  sup- 
plications : 
In  thy  faithfulness  answer  me,  and  in  thy  righteousness. 

And  enter  not  into  judgment  with  thy  servant ; 
For  in  thy  sight  shall  no  man  living  be  justified. 

For  the  enemy  hath  persecuted  my  soul ; 

He  hath  smitten  my  life  down  to  the  ground  : 

He  hath  made  me  to  dwell  in  dark  places,  as  those  that 
have  been  long  dead. 

Therefore  is  my  spirit  overwhelmed  within  me  ; 
My  heart  within  me  is  desolate. 

I  remember  the  days  of  old  ; 

I  meditate  on  all  thy  doings  : 

I  muse  on  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

1  spread  forth  my  hands  unto  thee  : 

My  soul  thirsteth  after  thee,  as  a  weai'y  land. 

Make  haste  to  answer  me,  0  Lord  ;  ray  spirit  faileth  : 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  ; 

Lest  I  become  like  tliem  lluit  go  down  into  the  pit. 

Cause  me  to  hear  tliy  lovingkiudness  in  the   morning  ; 
For  in  thee  do  I  trust : 

Cause  me  to  Ivuow  tlie  way  wlierein  I  should  walk  ; 

For  I  lift  up  my  soul  uuto  thee. 

Deliver  me,  0  Lord,  from  mine  enemies  : 
I  flee  unto  thee  to  hide  me. 

Teacli  me  to  do  thy  will ;  for  thou  art  my  God  : 

Thy  spirit  is  good  5  lead  me  in  the  land  of  uprightness. 

Quicken  me,  0  Lord,  for  thy  name^s  sake  : 

In  thy  righteousness  bring  my  soul  out  of  trouble. 

Ps.  142.     I  cry  with  my  voice  unto  the  Lord  ; 

With  my  voice  unto  the  Lord  do  I  make  supplication. 

I  pour  out  my  complaint  before  him  ; 

I  shew  before  him  my  trouble. 

When   my   spirit   was   overwhelmed   within   me,   thou 
knewest  my  path. 
In  the  way  wherein  I  walk  have  they  hidden  a  snare  for 
me. 

Look  on  my  right  hand,  and   see  ;  for  there  is  no  man 
that  knoweth  me  : 
Refuge  hath  failed  me  ;  no  man  careth  for  my  soul. 

I  cried  unto  thee,  0  Lord  ; 
I  said,  Thou  art  my  refuge, 
My  portion  in  the  land  of  the  living. 

Attend  unto  my  cry  ;  for  I  am  brought  very  low  : 

Deliver  me  from  my  persecutors  ;  for  they  are  stronger 
than  I. 

Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison,  that  I  may  give  thanks 
unto  thy  name  : 
The  righteous  shall  compass  me  about ; 
For  thou  Shalt  deal  bountifully  with  me. 

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PRAYERS  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

Ps.  138.     I  will  give  thee  thanks  with  my  whole  heart : 
Before  the  Gods  will  I  sing  praises  unto  thee. 

I  will  worship  toward  thy  holy  temple, 
And  give  thanks  unto  thy  name  for  thy  lovingkindness 
and  for  thy  truth  : 
For  thou  hast  niagnifled  thy  word  above  all  thy  name. 

In  the  day  that  I  called  thou  ausweredst  me. 

Thou  didst  encourage  me  with  strength  in  my  soul. 

All  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall  give  thee   thanks,    0 

Lord, 
For  they  have  heard  the  words  of  thy  mouth. 

Yea,  they  shall  sing  of  the  ways  of  the  Lord ; 

For  great  is  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

For  though  the  Lord  be  high,  yet  hath  he  respect  unto 
the  lowly  : 
But  the  haughty  he  knoweth  from  afar. 

Though  I  walk  in  the  midst  of  trouble,  thou  wilt  revive 
me  ; 
Thou  sJialt  stretch  forth  thine  hand  against  the  w  rath  of 

mine  enemies, 
And  thy  riglit  hand  sliall  save  me. 

The  Lord  will  perfect  that  which  concerneth  me  : 
Thy  mercy,  0  Lord,  endureth  for  ever  ; 
Forsake  not  the  works  of  thine  own  hands. 


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PRAISE    FOR    DELIVERANCE. 

FIFTIETH  SELECTION. 

God's  Majestic  Appearing. 

Ps.  18.     I  love  thee,  0  Lord,  my  strength. 

The  Lord  is  my  rock,  and  my  fortress,  and  my  deliverer; 

My  (ilod,  my  stroiigr  rock,  in  him  will  I  trust ; 

My  shiehl,  aiiid  the  horn  of  my  salvation,  my  high  tower. 

I  will  call  upon  the  Lord,  who  is  worthy  to  be  praised  •" 
So  shall  I  be  saved  from  mine  enemies. 

The  cords  of  death  compassed  me, 

And  the  floods  of  ungodliness  made  me  afraid. 

TId  cords  of  Slieol  were  round  about  me : 

The  snares  of  death  came  upon  me. 

In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord, 

And  cried  unto  my  God  : 

He  heard  my  voice  out  of  his  temple, 
And  my  cry  before  him  came  into  his  ears. 

Then  the  earth  shook  and  trembled. 

The  foundations  also  of  the  mountains  moved 

And  were  shaken,  because  he  was  wroth. 

There  went  up  a  smoke  out  of  his  nostrils, 

And  fire  out  of  his  mouth  devoured  : 

Coals  were  kindled  by  it. 

He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and  came  down  ; 

And  thick  darkness  was  under  his  feet. 
And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub,  and  did  fly : 
Yea,  he  flew  swiftly  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind. 

He  made  darkness  his  hiding  place,  his  pavilion  round 

about  him  ; 
Darkness  of  waters,  thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 

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PRAISE  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

At  the  briglituess  before  liiiii  liis  thick  clouds  passed, 
Hailstones  and  coals  of  fire. 

The  Lord  also  thundered  in  the  heavens. 
And  the  Most  High  uttered  his  voice  ; 
Hailstones  and  coals  of  Are. 

And  he  sent  out  his  arrows,  and  scattered  them  ; 
Yea,  lightnings  manifold,  and  discomfited  them. 

Then  the  channels  of  waters  appeared. 

And  the  foundations  of  the  world  were  laid  bare. 

At  thy  rebuke,  0  Lord, 

At  the  blast  of  the  breath  of  thy  nostrils. 

He  sent  from  on  high,  he  took  me ; 
He  drew  me  out  of  many  waters. 

He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  enemy. 

And  from  tliem  tliat  liated  me,  for  they  were  too  mighty 
for  me. 

They  came  upon  me  in  the  day  of  my  calamity  : 
But  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a  large  place  ; 

He  delivered  me,  because  he  deliglited  in  me. 

The  Lord  rewarded  me  according  to   my  righteousness  ; 

According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  hath  he  recom- 
pensed me. 
For  I  liave  kept  the  ways  of  the  Lord, 
And  have  not  wickedly  departed  from  my  Uod. 

For  all  his  judgments  were  before  me, 
And  I  put  not  away  his  statutes  from  me. 

I  was  also  perfect  with  him, 

And  I  kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 

Therefore  hath  the  Lord  recompensed  me  according   to 
my  righteousness, 
According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  in  his  eyesight. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  show  thyself  merciful ; 
With  the  perfect  man  thou  wilt  show  thyself  perfect ; 

With  the  pure  thou  wilt  show  thyself  pure  ; 

And  with  the  perverse  thou  wilt  show  thyself  froward. 

For  thou  wilt  save  the  afflicted  people  ; 
But  the  haughty  eyes  thou  wilt  brin^  down. 

For  thou  wilt  light  my  lamp  : 

The  Lord  my  (»od  will  lighten  my  darkness. 

For  by  thee  I  ruu  upon  a  troop  ; 
And  by  my  God  do  I  leap  over  a  wall. 

FIFTY-FIRST    SELECTION. 

Confidence  for  the  Future. 

Ps.  18.     As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect  : 
The  word  of  the  Lord  is  tried  ; 

He  is  a  shield  unto  all  them  that  trust  in  him. 

For  who  is  God,  save  the  Lord  ? 
And  who  is  a  rock  beside  our  God  ? 

The  (lOd  that  grirdeth  me  with  strength, 

And  maketh  my  way  perfect. 

He  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds'  feet  : 
And  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war  ; 

So  that  mine  arms  do  bend  a  bow  of  brass. 

Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield  of  thy  salvation  : 
And  thy  right  hand  hath  holdcn  mc  up, 
And  thy  gentleness  hath  made  me  great. 

Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  under  me, 

And  my  feet  have  not  slipped. 

I  will  pursue  mine  enemies,  and  overtake  them  : 
Neither  will  I  turn  again  till  they  are  consumed.. 


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PRAISE  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

I  will  smite  them  through  that  they  shall  not  be  able  to 

rise : 
They  shall  fall  under  my  feet. 

For  thou  hast  girded  me  with  strength  unto  the  battle  : 
Thou  hast  subdued  under  me  those  that  rose  up  against 
me. 
Tliou  hast  also  made  mine  enemies  turn  their  backs  unto 

me, 
That  I  might  cut  off  them  tliat  hate  me. 

They  cried,  but  there  was  none  to  save  : 

Even  unto  the  Lord,  but  he  answered  them  not. 

Then  did  I  beat  them  small  as  the  dust  before  the  wind : 
I  did  cast  them  out  as  the  mire  of  the  streets. 

Thou  hast  delivered  me  from  the  strivings  of  the  people; 
Thou  hast  made  me  the  head  of  the  nations  : 
A  people  whom  I  have  not  known  shall  serve  me. 

As  soon  as  they  hear  of  me  they  shall  obey  me  : 
The  strangers  shall  submit  themselves  unto  me. 

The  strangers  shall  fade  away, 

And  shall  come  trembling  out  of  their  close  places. 

The  Lord  liveth  ;  and  blessed  be  my  rock  ; 
And  exalted  be  the  God  of  my  salvation  : 

Even  the  (iod  that  executeth  vengeance  for  me, 

And  subdueth  peoples  under  me. 

He  rescueth  me  from  mine  enemies  : 

Yea,  thou  liftest  me  up  above  them  that  rise  up  against  me : 
Thou  deliverest  me  from  tlie  violent  man. 

Therefore  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  among 
tlie  nations, 
And  will  sing  praises  unto  thy  name. 

Great  deliverance  giveth  he  to  his  king  ; 
And  showeth  lovingkindness  to  his  anointed, 
To  David  and  to  his  seed,  for  evermore. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

FIFTY-SECOND  SELECTION. 

From  Death. 

Ps.  30.     I  will  extol  thee,  O  Lord  ;  for  thou  hast  raised 

me  up. 
And  hast  not  made  my  foes  to  rejoice  over  me. 

0  Lord  my  God, 

1  cried  uutothec,  and  thou  hasl  healed  me. 

0  Lord,  thou  hast  brought  up  my  soul  from  Sheol : 
Thou  hast  kept  me  alive,  that  I  should  not  go  down   to 

the  pit. 
Sing"  praise  unto  the  Lord,  0  ye  saints  of  his. 
And  g-ive  thanks  to  his  holyuame. 

For  his  auger  is  but  for  a  moment ; 
In  his  favor  is  life  : 

Weeping-  may  tarry  for  the  night, 

But  joy  Cometh  iu  the  morning. 

As  for  me,  I  said  in  my  prosperity, 

1  shall  never  be  moved. 

Thou,  Lord,   of  lliy  favor  hadst  made  my  mountain  to 

stand  strong: : 
TJiou  didst  liide  thy  fjice  ;  I  was  troubled. 

I  cried  to  thee,  0  Lord  ; 
And  unto  the  Lord  I  made  supplication  : 
What  profit  is  there  in  my  blood,  when  I  go  down  to 
the  pit  ? 
Shall  the  dust  praise  thee  J  shall  it  declare  thy  truth  I 

Hear,  0  Lord,  and  have  mercy  upon  me  : 
Lord,  be  thou  my  helper. 

Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my  mourning  into  dancing  ; 
Thou  hast  loosed  my  sackcloth,  and  girded  me  with  glad- 
ness : 

To  the  end  that  my  glory  may  sing  praise  to   thee,  and 
not  be  silent. 

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PRAISE  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 
0  Lord  uiy  God,  I  will  ^ive  thanks  unto  thee  for  ever. 

Ps.  IIG.     I  love  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  heard 

My  voice  and  my  supplications. 

Because  he  liath  inclined  his  ear  unto  me, 
Therefore  will  I  call  upon  him  as  long  as  I  live. 

The  cords  of  death  compassed  me, 

And  the  pains  of  Sheol  gat  hold  upon  me  : 

I  found  trouble  and  sorrow. 

Then  called  I  upon  the  name  of  tlie  Lord ; 

0  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  deliver  my  soul. 

Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and  righteous  ; 
Yea,  our  God  is  merciful. 

The  Lord  preserveth  tlie  simple : 

1  was  brought  low,  and  he  saved  me. 

Return  unto  thy  rest,  0  my  soul  ; 

For  the  Lord  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  thee. 

For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death. 
Mine  eyes  from  tears, 
And  my  feet  from  falling. 

I  will  walk  before  the  Lord 

In  the  land  of  the  living. 

I  believe,  for  I  will  speak  :  I  was  greatly  afflicted  : 
I  said  in  my  haste,  all  men  are  a  lie. 

What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord 
For  all  his  benefits  toward  me  ? 

I  will  take  tlie  cup  of  salvation, 

And  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord, 
Yea,  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people. 

Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
Is  the  death  of  his  saints. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

0  Lord,  truly  I  am  thy  servant : 

1  am  thy  servant,  the  son  of  tliine  handmaid  ; 
Thou  hast  loosed  my  bonds. 

I  will  offer  to  thee  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving, 
And  will  ciill  upon  tlie  name  of  the  Lord. 

I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord, 
Yea,  in  tlie  presence  of  all  his  people ; 

In  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  house. 
In  the  midst  of  thee,  0  Jerusalem. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

FIFTY-THIRD  SELECTION. 

From  Zion's  Enemies. 

Ps.  76.     In  Judah  is  God  known  : 
His  name  is  great  in  Israel. 

In  Salem  also  is  his  tabernacle, 

Aud  his  dwelling-  place  in  Zion- 

There  he  brake  the  arrows  of  the  bow  ; 
The  shield,  and  the  sword,  and  the  battle. 

Glorious  art  thou  and  excellent,  from  the  mountains  of 

prey. 
The  stouthearted  are  spoiled,  they  have  slept  their  sleep; 
And  none  of  the  men  of  miglit  have  found  their  hands. 

At  thy  rebuke,  0  God  of  Jacob, 

Both  chariot  and  horse  are  cast  into  a  dead  sleep. 

Thou,  even  thou,  art  to  be  feared  : 

And  who  may  stand  in  thy  sight  when  once  thou  art  angry? 

Thou  didst  cause  sentence  to  be  lieard  from  heaven  ; 
The  earth  feared,  and  was  still, 

Wlieu  (Jod  arose  to  judgment, 

To  save  all  the  meek  of  the  earth. 

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106 


PRAISE  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

Surely  the  wrath  of  man  shall  praise  thee  : 
The  residue  of  wrath  shalt  thou  gird  upon  thee. 

Vow,  and  pay  unto  the  Lord  your  God  : 

Let  all  that  be  round  about  him  bring-  presents  unto  him 
that  ought  to  be  feared. 

He  shall  cut  off  the  spirit  of  princes  : 
He  is  terrible  to  the  kings  of  the  earth. 

Ps.  48.     Great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised, 
111  the  city  of  our  (Jod,  in  his  holy  mountain. 

Beautiful  in  elevation,  the  joy  of  the  whole  earth. 
Is  mount  Zion,  on  the  sides  of  the  north. 
The  city  of  the  great  King. 

God  hath  made  himself  known  in  her  palaces  for  a  refuge. 

For,  lo,  the  kings  assembled  themselves. 
They  passed  by  together. 

They  saw  it,  then  were  they  amazed  ; 

They  were  dismayed,  they  hasted  away. 

Trembling  took  hold  of  them  there ; 
Pain,  as  of  a  woman  in  travail. 

Witli  tlie  east  wind 

Thou  breakest  the  ships  of  Tarshish. 

As  we  have  heard,  so  have  we  seen 

In  the  city  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  the  city  of  our  God  : 
God  will  establish  it  for  ever, 

"We  have  thought  on  thy  lovingkindness,  0  God, 
In  the  midst  of  thy  temple. 

As  is  thy  name,  0  God, 

So  is  thy  praise  unto  tlie  ends  of  the  earth  : 

Thy  right  hand  is  full  of  rigliteousness. 

Let  mount  Zion  be  glad. 

Let  the  daughters  of  Judah  rejoice, 

107 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Because  of  thy  judgments. 

Walk  about  Zion,  and  go  round  about  her  : 
Tell  the  towers  thereof. 

Mark  ye  Avell  lier  bulwarks, 

rjousider  lier  palaces ; 

That  ye  may  tell  it  to  the  geueratlon  following. 

For  this  God  is  our  God  for  ever  and  ever : 
He  will  be  our  guide  even  unto  death. 

FIFTY-FOURTH  SELECTION. 

God  a  God  of  Deliverances. 

Ps.  68.     Let  God  arise,  let  his  enemies  be  scattered  ; 
Let  them  also  that  hate  him  flee  before  him. 

But  let  the  righteous  be  glad  ;  let  them  exult  before  God : 

Yea,  let  them  rejoice  with  gladness. 

Sing  unto  God,  sing  praises  to  his  name  : 
Cast   up  a  high  way  for  him  that  rideth  through  the 
deserts  ; 
His  name  is  Jah ;  and  exult  ye  before  him. 

A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and  a  judge  of  the   widows. 

Is  God  in  his  holy  habitation. 

God  setteth  the  solitary  in  fiimilies  : 

He  bringeth  out  the  prisoners  into  prosperity  : 

But  the  rebellious  dwell  in  a  parched  land. 

0  God,  when  thou  wentest  forth  before  thy  people. 
When  thou  didst  march  through  the  wilderness  ; 
The  earth  trembled, 

The  heavens  also  dropped  at  the  presence  of  God  : 
Even  y<>u  Sinai  trembled  at  the  presence  of  God,  the  God 
of  Israel, 

Thou,  0  God,  didst  send  a  plentiful  rain. 
Thou   didst  confirm   thine   inheritance,    when   it   was 
weary. 

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PRAISE  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

Thy  congregation  dwelt  therein  : 

Tlioii,  0  (iiod,  didst  prepare  of  tliy  goodness  for  the  poor. 

Tlio  Lord  givetli  tlie  word  : 

The  women  that  publisli  the  tidings  are  a  great  host. 

Kings  of  armies  flee,  they  flee  : 

And  she  that  tarrietli  at  home  divideth  tlie  spoil. 

Will  ye  lie  among  the  sheepfolds, 

As  the  wings  of  a  dove  covered  with  silver, 

And  her  pinions  with  yellow  gold  ? 

When  the  Almighty  scsiltered  kings  therein, 

It  was  as  when  it  snoweth  in  Zalmon. 

A  mountain  of  God  is  the  mountain  of  Bashan  ; 
An  higli  mountain  is  the  monntain  of  Bashan. 

Why  look  ye  askance,  ye  high  mountains, 
At  the  mountain  which  God  hath  desired  for  his  abode? 
Yea,  the  Lord  will  dwell  in  it  for  ever. 

The   chariots  of  God  are  twenty  thousand,  even   thou- 
sands u})on  thousands  : 
The  Lord  is  among  them,  as  in  Sinai,  in  the  sanctuary. 

Thou  hast  ascended  on  high,  thou  hast  led  thy  captivity 

captive  ; 
Thou  hast  received  gifts  among  men. 

Yea,  among  the  rebellions  also,  that  the  Lord  God  might 
dwell  witli  them. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  daily  beareth  our  burden, 
Even  the  God  who  is  our  salvation. 

God  is  unto  us  a  (xod  of  deliverances  ; 

And  unto  Jehovah  tlie  Lord  belong  the  issues  from  death. 

Thy  God  hath  commanded  thy  strength  : 

Strengthen,  0  God,  that  which  thou  hast  wrought  for  us. 

Because  of  thy  temple  at  Jerusalem 

Kings  shall  bring  presents  unto  thee. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Rebuke  the  wild  beast  of  the  reeds, 

The   multitude  of  the  bulls,   with   the  calves  of  the 

peoples, 
Trampling  under  foot  the  pieces  of  silver  ; 

He  liath  scattered  the  peoples  that  delight  in  war. 

Princes  shall  come  out  of  Kgypt ; 

Ethiopia  shall  Iiaste  to  stretch  out  her  hands  unto  God, 

Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms  of  the  earth  ; 
0  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord  ; 

To  liim  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens  of  heavens,  wliich  are 
of  old ; 

Lo,  he  uttereth  his  voice,  and  that  a  mighty  voice. 

Ascribe  ye  strength  unto  God  : 
His  excellency  is  over  Israel, 
And  his  strength  is  in  the  skies. 

0  God,  thou  art  terrible  out  of  thy  holy  places  : 

The  God  of  Israel,  he  giveth  strength  and  power  unto 
his  people. 
Blessed  be  God. 

FIFTY-FIFTH   SELECTION. 

Wonders  of  God's  Method  as  Redeemer. 

Ps.  107.     0  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good  : 
For  liis  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord  say  so, 

Whom  he  hath  redeemed  from  the  hand  of  the  adversary; 

And  gathered  them  out  of  the  lands, 

From  the  east  and  from  the  west. 

From  the  north  and  from  the  south. 

They  wandered  in  the  wilderness  in  a  desert  way  ; 
They  found  no  city  of  habitation. 

Hungrry  and  thirsty. 

Their  soul  fainted  in  them. 

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PRAISE  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 
And  he  delivered  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

He  led  tlieiii  also  by  a  straisjht  way, 

Tliat  they  miailit  go  to  a  city  of  habitation. 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness. 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  I 

For  he  satisfieth  the  longiiig  soul, 

And  the  hung-rysoiil  lie  lUleth  with  g'ood. 

Such  as  sat  in  darkness  and  in  the  shadow  of  death. 
Being  bound  in  affliction  and  iron  ; 
Because  they  rebelled  against  the  words  of  God, 
And  contemned  the  counsel  of  the  Most  High  : 

Tlierefore  he  brought  down  their  heart  with  labor; 

They  fell  down,  and  there  was  none  to  help. 

Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble. 
And  he  saved  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

He  brought  them  out  of  darkness  and  the  shadow  of  death, 

And  brake  tiieir  bands  in  sunder. 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness, 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

For  he  hath  broken  the  gates  of  brass, 
And  cut  the  bars  of  iron  in  sunder. 

Fools  because  of  their  transgression, 

And  because  of  their  iniquities,  are  afflicted. 

Their  soul  abhorreth  all  manner  of  meat ; 

And  they  draw  near  unto  the  gates  of  death. 

Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble. 
And  he  saveth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 
He  sendetli  his  word,  and  healetli  them. 
And  delivereth  them  from  their  destructions. 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness. 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  cliildren  of  men  ! 

Ill 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

And  let  them  offer  the  sacrifices  of  thanksgiving. 
And  declare  his  works  willi  sing:ing. 

They  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships. 
That  do  business  in  great  waters  ; 
These  see  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
And  his  wonders  in  the  deep. 

For  he  coiiimandeth,  and  raisetli  the  stormy  wind, 

Which  lifteth  iiy  the  waves  tliereof. 

They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they  go  down  again  to 

the  depths  : 
Their  soul  melteth  away  because  of  trouble. 

Tliey  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger  like  a  drunken  man, 

And  are  at  their  w  its'  end. 

Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble. 
And  he  bringeth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

He  niaketh  the  storm  a  calm, 

So  that  the  waves  thereof  are  still. 

Then  are  they  glad  because  they  be  quiet  ; 

So  he  bringeth  them  unto  the  haven  where  they  would  be. 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness. 
And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  I 

Let  them  exalt  him  also  in  the  assembly  of  the  people. 
And  praise  him  in  the  seat  of  the  elders. 

He  turneth  rivers  into  a  wilderness, 

And  watersprings  into  a  thirsty  ground  ; 
A  fruitful  land  into  a  salt  desert, 
For  the  wickedness  of  them  tliat  dwell  therein. 

He  turneth  a  wilderness  into  a  pool  of  water, 

And  a  dry  land  into  watersprings. 

And  there  he  maketh  the  hungry  to  dwell, 

That  they  may  i)rei)are  a  city  of  habitation  j 

And  sow  fields,  and  plant  vineyards, 

And  get  them  fruits  of  increase. 

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PRAISE  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

He  blessetli  them  also,   so  that  they  are  multiplied 
greatly  ; 
And  he  suffereth  not  their  cattle  to  decrease. 

Again,  they  are  minished  and  bowed  down 
Through  oppression,  trouble,  and  sorrow. 

He  pouretli  contempt  upon  princes, 

And  canseth  them  to  wander  in  the  waste,  where  there  is 
no  way. 

Yet  setteth  he  the  needy  on  high  from  affliction, 
And  maketh  him  families  like  a  flock. 

The  upriglit  shall  see  it,  and  be  glad  ; 

And  all  iniquity  shall  stop  her  mouth. 

IVhosois  wise  shall  give  heed  to  these  things, 
And  they  shall  consider  the  mercies  of  the  Lords 

FIFTY-SIXTH  SELECTION. 
It  is  the  Lord  Who  Delivers. 

Ps.  124.     If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on  our 
side. 

Let  Israel  now  say  ; 

If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on  our  side. 

When  men  rose  up  against  us  . 

Then  they  had  swallowed  us  up  alive, 
When  their  wrjith  was  kindled  against  us : 

Then  the  waters  had  overwhelmed  us, 
The  stream  had  gone  over  our  soul ; 

Then  the  proud  waters  had  gone  over  our  soul. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Who  hath  not  given  us  as  a  prey  to  their  teeth. 

Our  soul  is  escaped  as  a  bird  out  of  the  snare  of  the 
fowlers : 

The  snare  is  broken,  and  we  are  escaped. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
Who  made  heaven  and  eartli. 

Ps.  12G.     When  the  Lord  turned  again  the  captivity  of 

Zion, 
We  were  like  unto  them  that  dream. 

Then  was  our  nioutli  filled  with  laughter, 

And  our  tongue  with  singing : 

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Then  said  they  among  the  nations, 
The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  them. 

The  Lord  hath  done  great  tilings  for  us  j 

Whereof  we  are  glad. 

Turn  again  our  captivity,  0  Lord, 
As  the  streams  in  the  South. 

They  that  sow  in  tears  shall  reap  in  joy. 

Though  he  goeth  on  his  way  weeping,  bearing  forth  the 

seed ; 
He  shall  come  again  with  joy,  bringing  his  sheaves  with 

liim. 

Ps.  85.     Lord,  thou  hast  been  favorable  unto  thy  land: 
Thou  hast  brought  back  the  captivity  of  Jacob. 

Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iiii(iuity  of  thy  people, 

Thou  hast  covered  all  their  sin. 

Thou  hast  taken  away  all  thy  wrath  ; 

Thou  hast  turned  thyself  from  the  fierceness   of  thine 
auger. 

Turn  us,  0  God  of  our  salvation. 

And  cause  thine  indignation  toward  us  to  cease. 
Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us  for  ever  J 
Wilt  thou  draw  out  thine  auger  to  all  generations  J 

Wilt  thou  not  quicken  us  again  : 
That  thy  people  may  rejoice  in  thee  ? 

Show  us  thy  mercy,  0  Lord, 

And  grant  us  thy  salvation. 

114 


PRAISE  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

I  will  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will  speak  : 

For  he  will  speak  peace  unto  his  people,  and  to  his  saints: 

But  let  them  not  turn  again  to  folly. 

Surely  his  salvation  is  nigli  them  that  fear  liim ; 

Tliat  glory  may  dwell  in  our  land. 

Mercy  and  truth  are  met  together ; 
Righteousness  and  peace  have  kissed  each  other. 

Truth  springeth  out  of  the  earth  ; 

And  righteousness  hatii  looked  down  from  heaven. 

Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give  that  which  is  good  ; 
And  our  land  shall  yield  her  increase. 

Righteousness  shall  go  before  him  ; 

And  sliall  make  his  footsteps  a  way  to  walli  in. 

FIFTY-SEVENTH  SELECTION. 

A  Call  to  Public  Acknowledgment. 

Ps.  118.     0  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Let  Isrjiel  now  say, 

Tliat  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Let  the  house  of  Aaron  now  say, 
That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Let  them  now  that  fear  the  Lord  say, 

That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Out  of  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord  : 

The  Lord  answered  me  and  set  me  in  a  large  place. 

The  Lord  is  on  my  side  ;  I  will  not  fear  : 

What  can  man  do  unto  me  1 

The  Lord  is  on  my  side  among  them  that  help  me  : 
Therefore  shall  I  see  my  desire  upon  them  that  hate   me. 

It  is  better*  to  trust  in  the  Lord 
Than  to  put  confidence  in  man. 
It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 
Tlian  to  put  confidence  in  princes. 

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RESFOXSIVE  READINGS. 

All  nations  compassed  nie  about : 

111  the  name  of  tlie  Lord  I  will  cut  them  off. 

They   compassed  ine  about ;    yea,  they  compassed  me 
about  : 
In  the  name  of  the  Lord  I  will  cut  them  oflf. 

They  compassed  me  about  like  bees  ;  they  are  quenched 
as  the  fire  of  thorns  : 
In  the  name  of  the  Lord  I  will  cut  them  off. 

Thou  didst  thrust  sore  at  me  that  I  might  fall : 
But  the  Lord  helped  me. 

The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song ; 

And  he  is  become  my  salvation. 

The  voice  of  rejoicing  and  salvation  is  in  the  tents  of 
the  righteous  : 
The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth  valiantly. 

The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  is  exalted  : 
The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth  valiantly, 

I  shall  not  die,  but  live, 

And  declare  the  works  of  the  Lord. 

The  Lord  hath  chastened  me  sore  : 

But  he  hath  not  given  me  over  unto  death. 

Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteousness  : 

I  will  enter  into  them,  I  will  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord. 

This  is  the  gate  of  the  Lord  ; 

Tlie  rigliteoHS  shall  enter  into  it. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee,  for  thou  hast  answered  me, 
And  art  become  my  salvation. 

The  stone  which  the  builders  rejected 
Is  become  the  head  of  the  corner. 

This  is  the  Lord's  doing  ; 

It  is  marvelous  in  our  eyes. 

This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord  hath  made  ; 
We  will  rejoice  and  bo  glad  in  it. 

116 


PRAISE  FOR  DELIVERANCE. 

Save  now,  we  beseech  thee,  0  Lord  : 

0  Lord,  we  beseech  thee,  send  now  prosperity. 

Blessed  be  he  tliat  cometh  in  the  name  of  tlie  Lord  : 
We  have  blessed  yon  out  of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

The  Lord  is  God,  and  he  hath  given  us  Jight : 

JJind  the  sacrifice  witli  cords,  even  nuto  the  horns  of  the 
altar. 

Thou  art  my  God,  and  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee  : 
Tlion  art  my  God,  I  will  exalt  thee. 

0  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

FIFTY-EIGHTH  SELECTION. 

God  Shows  Himself  a  Judge. 

Ps.  9.     I  will  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  with  my  whole 
heart ; 

1  will  show  forth  all  thy  marvellous  works. 

1  will  be  glad  and  exult  in  thee : 

I  will  sin^  praise  to  thy  name,  0  thon  Most  High, 

When  mine  enemies  turn  back. 

They  stumble  and  perish  at  thy  presence. 

For  thou  hast  maintained  my  right  and  my  cause ; 

Thou  safest  in  the  throne  judging'  righteonsly. 

Thou  hast  rebuked  the  nations,  thou  hast  destroyed  the 

wicked, 
Thou  hast  blotted  out  their  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

The  enemy  are  come  to  an  end,  they  are  desolate  for  ever ; 

And  the  cities  which  thou  hast  overthrown, 

Their  very  memorial  is  perished. 

But  the  Lord  sitteth  as  king  for  ever  : 
He  hath  prepared  his  throne  for  judgment. 
And  he  shall  judge  the  world  in  righteousness, 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

He  shall  minister  jiidijriiieut  to  the  peoples  in  uprightness. 

The  Lord  also  will  be  a  high  tower  for  the  oppressed, 
A  high  tower  in  times  of  trouble  ; 

And  they  tliat  kno«  thy  name  will  put  their  trust  in  thee ; 

For  thou,  Lord,  liast  not  forsaken  tliem  that  seek  thee. 

Sing  praises  to  tiie  Lord,  which  dwelleth  in  Zion  : 
Declare  among  the  people  his  doings. 

For  he  tliat  maketh  inquisition  for  blood  remenihereth 
them  : 

He  forgettetli  not  the  cry  of  the  poor. 

Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord  ; 

Behold  my  affliction  which  1  suffer  of  them  that  hate  me. 

Thou  that  liftest  me  up  from  the  gates  of  death  ; 

That  I  may  show  fortli  all  thy  praise  : 

In  tlie  gates  of  the  daujjhter  of  Zion, 

I  will  rejoice  in  tliy  salvation. 

The  nations  are  sunk  down  in  the  pit  that  they  made  : 
In  the  net  which  they  hid  is  tiieir  own  foot  taken. 

Tlic  Lord  Iiath  made  himself  known,  he  hatli  executed 
judgment : 

The  w  icked  is  snared  iu  the  work  of  his  own  hands. 

The  wicked  shall  return  to  Sheol, 

Even  all  the  nations  that  forget  God. 

For  the  needy  shall  not  alway  he  forgotten. 
Nor  tlie  expectation  of  the  poor  perish  for  ever. 

Arise,  0  Lord  ;  let  not  man  prevail  : 
Let  the  nations  be  judged  in  thy  sight. 

Pnt  them  in  fear,  0  Lord  : 

Let  the  natious  know  tiiemselves  to  be  but  men. 


118 


SONGS  OF  FAITH. 

FIFTY-NINTH  SELECTION. 

Rest  in  God. 

Ps.  11,     In  the  Lord  put  I  my  trust : 
How  say  ye  to  my  soul, 
Flee  as  a  bird  to  your  mountain  l 

For,  lo,  the  wicked  bend  the  bow, 

They  make  ready  their  arrow  upon  the  string, 

That  they  may  shoot  in  darkness  at  the  upright  in  heart. 

If  the  foundations  be  destroyed, 

What  can  the  righteous  do  J 

The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple, 
The  Lord,  his  throne  is  in  heaven  ; 

His  eyes  behold,  his  eyelids  try,  the  children  of  men. 

The  Lord  trieth  the  righteous  : 

But  the  wicked  and  him  that  lovetli  violence  his   soul 
hateth. 
Upon  the  wicked  he  shall  rain  snares  ; 
Fire  and  brimstone  and  burning  wind  shall  be  the  portion 
of  their  cup. 

For  the  Lord  is  righteous  ;  he  loveth  righteousness  : 
The  upright  shall  behold  his  face. 

Ps.  3.     Lord,  how  are  mine  adversaries  increased  ! 
Many  are  they  that  rise  up  against  me. 

Many  there  be  wliich  say  of  my  soul, 

Tliere  is  no  help  for  him  in  God. 

But  thou,  0  Lord,  art  a  shield  about  me  ; 
My  glory,  and  the  lifter  up  of  mine  head. 

I  cry  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice, 

And  he  answereth  me  out  of  his  holy  liiU. 

119 


BESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

I  laid  me  down  and  slept ; 

I  awaked  ;  for  the  Lord  sustaineth  me. 

I  will  not  be  afraid  of  ten  thousands  of  the  people, 
niat  have  set  themselyes  ag-ninst  me  round  about. 

Arise,  0  Lord  ;  save  me,  0  my  God  : 
For  thou  hast  smitten  all  mine  enemies  upon  the  cheek 
boue  ; 
Thou  liast  broken  the  teeth  of  the  wicked. 

Salvation  belongeth  unto  the  Lord  : 
Thy  blessing-  be  upon  thy  people. 

Ps.  4.     Answer  me  when  I  call,  O  God  of  my  righteous- 
ness ; 
Thou  hast  set  nie  at  large  when  I  was  in  distress  : 
Have  mercy  upon  me,  and  hear  my  prayer. 

0  ye  sons  of  men,  how  long  shall  my  glory  be  turned 
into  dishonor  ? 
How  lon^  will  ye  love  vanity,  and  seek  after  falsehood  J 

But  know  that  the  Lord  hath  set  apart  him  that  is 
godly  for  himself  : 
The  Lord  will  hear  when  I  call  unto  him. 

Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not  : 

Commune  Avilh  your  own  heart  upon  your  bed,  and  be  still. 

Offer  the  sacrifices  of  righteousness, 
A)id  put  your  trust  in  the  Lord, 

Many  there  be  that  say,  Who  will  show  us  any  good  ? 
Lord,  lift  thou  up  the  light  of  thy  countenance  upon  us. 

Thou  hast  put  gladness  in  my  heart, 

More  than  they  have  wheu  their  corn  and  their  wine  are 
increased. 

In  peace  will  I  both  lay  me  down  and  sleep  : 
For  thou,  Lord,  alone  niakest  me  dwell  in  safety. 
120 


SONGS  OF  FAITH. 

SIXTIETH  SELECTION. 
Under  the  Shadow  of  the  Almighty. 

Ps.  16.     Preserve  me,  0  God  :  for  in  thee  do  I  put  my 
trust. 

I  have  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  Lord: 

I  have  no  sjood  beyond  thee. 

As  for  the  saints  tliat  are  in  the  earth, 

They  are  the  excellent  in  whom  is  all  my  delight. 

Their  sorrows  shall   be  multiplied   that  exchange  the 
Lord  for  another  god  : 
Their  drink  oft'erinss  of  blood  will  I  not  oflPer, 
Nor  take  their  names  npon  my  lips. 

The  Lord  is  the  portion  of  mine  inheritance  and  of  my 
cup  : 
Thou  maintainest  my  lot. 

The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  pleasant  places  ; 

Yea,  I  have  a  goodly  heritage. 

I  will  bless  the  Lord,  who  hath  given  me  counsel : 
Yea,  my  reins  instruct  me  in  the  night  seasons. 

I  have  set  the  Lord  always  before  me  : 

Because  he  is  at  my  right  band,  I  shall  not  be  niored. 

Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and  my  glory  rejoiceth  : 
My  flesh  also  shall  dwell  in  safety. 

For  tlion  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  to  Sheol ; 

Neither  wilt  thon  suffer  thine  holy  one  to  see  corruption. 

Thou  wilt  show  me  the  path  of  life  : 
In  thy  presence  is  fullness  of  joy  ; 

In  thy  right  hand  there  are  pleasures  for  evermore. 

Ps.  91.     He  that  dwelleth   in   the  secret  place  of  the 

Most  High 
Shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Almighty. 

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121 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

I  will  say  of  the  Lord,  he  is  my  refuge  and  my  fortress  ; 
My  (jod,  ill  whom  1  trust. 

For  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the  snare  of  the  fowler. 

And  from  the  noisome  pestilence. 
He  shall  cover  thee  with  his  pinions, 
And  under  his  wintrs  shalt  thou  take  refuge: 
His  truth  is  a  shield  and  a  huckler. 

Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror  by  night, 

Nor  the  arrow  that  flieth  by  day  ; 

For  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in  darkness, 
Nor  for  the  destruction  that  wasteth  at  noonday, 

A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side, 
And  ten  thousand  at  thy  right  hand  ; 
But  it  shall  not  come  nigh  thee. 

Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  behold, 

And  see  the  reward  of  the  wicked. 

For  thou,  0  Lord,  art  my  refuge  I 

Thou  hast  made  the  Most  High  thy  habitation ; 

There  sliall  no  evil  befall  thee, 

Neither  shall  any  plague  come  nigh  tliy  tent. 

For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  over  thee, 
To  keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways. 

They  shall  bear  thee  up  in  their  hands, 

Lest  tliou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  lion  and  adder  : 

The  y«uiiig  lion  and  the  serpent  shalt  thou  trample  under 
feet. 

Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon  me,  therefore  will   I 
deliver  him  : 
I  will  set  him  on  high,  because  he  hath  known  my  name. 


122 


SONGS  OF  FAITH. 

He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will  answer  him  ; 

I  will  be  with  him  in  trouble  : 

I  will  deliver  him,  and  honor  him. 

With  long  life  will  I  satisfy  hiiii, 

And  show  liim  my  salvation. 

SIXTY-FIRST  SELECTION. 

God  the  Sleepless  Guard. 

Ps.  125.     They  that  trust  in  the  Lord 
Are  as  mount  Zion,  which  cannot  be  moved,  butabideth 
for  ever. 

As  the  mountains  are  round  about  Jerusalem, 

So  the  Lord  is  round  about  his  people, 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 

For  the  sceptre  of  wickedness  shall  not  rest  upon   the 
lot  of  the  righteous  ; 
That  the  righteous  put  not  forth  their  hands  unto  iniquity. 

Do  good,  0  Lord,  unto  those  that  be  good. 
And  to  them  that  are  upright  in  their  hearts. 

But  as  for  such  as  turn  aside  unto  their  crooked  ways, 
The   Lord  shall  lead  them  forth  with  the  workers  of 
iniquity. 
Peace  be  upon  Israel. 

Ps.  121.     I  will  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the   mountains  : 
From  whence  shall  my  help  come  ? 

My  help  cometh  from  tlie  Lord, 

Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

He  will  not  suflFer  thy  foot  to  be  moved  : 
He  that  keepeth  thee  wnll  not  slumber. 

Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel 

Shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 

The  Lord  is  thy  keeper  : 

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EESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

The  Lord  is  thy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand. 
The  sun  sluUl  not  smite  thee  by  day, 
Nor  the  moon  by  niglit. 

The  Lord  shall  keep  thee  from  all  evil : 
He  shall  keep  thy  soul. 

The  Lord  shall  keep  thy  ^oing  out  and  thy  coming  in, 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 

Ps.  23.     The  Lord  is  my  shepherd  ;  I  shall  not  want. 
He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures  : 
He  leadeth  me  beside  the  still  waters. 

He  restoreth  my  soul : 

He  guideth  me  in  the  paths  of  righteousness  for  his  name's 
sake. 

Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow 

of  death, 
I  will  fear  no  evil ;  for  thou  art  with  me  : 
Thy  rod  and  thy  staff,  they  comfort  me. 

Thou   preparest  a  table  before  me  in  the  presence  of 
mine  enemies : 
Thou  hast  anointed  my  head  with  oil ;  my  cnp  runneth 
over. 

Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all  the  days 
of  my  life : 
And  I  will  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  for  ever. 

SIXTY-SECOND  SELECTION. 

Waiting  Until  Calamities  are  Overpast. 

Ps.  57.     Be  merciful  unto  me,  0  God,  be  merciful  unto 

me  ; 
For  my  soul  taketh  refuge  in  thee  : 
Yea,  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  take  refuge. 
Until  these  calamities  be  overpast. 

124 


SONGS  OF  FAITH. 

I  will  cry  unto  God  Most  High  ; 

Unto  God  that  performeth  all  things  for  me. 
He  shall  send  from  heaven,  and  save  me, 
When  he  that  ^voiild  swallow  me  up  reproacheth  j 
(Jod  shall  send  forth  his  mercy  and  his  truth. 

My  soul  is  among  lions  ; 

I  lie  among  them  that  are  set  on  fire. 

Even  the  sons  of  men,  whose  teeth  are  spears  and  arrows, 

And  their  tongue  a  sharp  sword. 

Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above  the  heavens  ; 
Let  thy  glory  he  above  all  the  earth. 

They  have  prepared  a  net  for  my  steps ; 
My  soul  is  bowed  down  : 

They  have  digged  a  pit  before  me ; 

They  are  fallen  into  the  midst  thereof  themselves. 

My  heart  is  fixed,  0  God,  my  heart  is  fixed  : 
I  will  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing  praises. 

Awake  up,  my  glory;  awake,  psaltery  and  liarp : 

I  myself  w  ill  awake  right  early. 

I   will  give   thanks  unto   thee,  0  Lord,  among  the 

peoples  : 
I  will  sing  praises  unto  thee  among  the  nations. 

For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto  the  heavens, 

And  thy  truth  unto  the  skies. 

Be  thou  exalted,  0  God,  above  the  heavens  ; 
Let  thy  glory  be  above  all  the  earth. 

Ps.  27.     The  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salvation  ;  whom 
shall  I  fear  ? 
The  Lord  is  the  strength  of  my  life ;  of  whom  shall  I  be 
afraid  I 

When  evil-doers  came  upon  me  to  eat  up  my  flesh, 
Even  mine  adversaries  and  my  foes,  they  stumbled  and 
fell. 

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RESPONSIVE   READINGS. 

Though  an  host  should  encamp  agaiust  me, 
My  heart  sliall  not  fear  : 
Thougli  war  should  rise  against  me, 
Even  then  will  I  be  confldent. 

One  thing  have  I   asked   of  the  Lord,  that  will  I  seek 

after ; 
That  I  may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  all  the  days 
of  my  life, 
To  behold  tlie  beauty  of  the  Lord,  and  to  inquire  in  his 
temple. 

For  in  the  day  of  trouble  he  shall  keep  me  secretly  in 
his  pavilion  : 
In  the  covert  of  his  tabernacle  shall  he  hide  me ; 
He  shall  lift  me  up  upon  a  rock. 

And  now  shall  mine  head  be  lifted  up  above  mine  ene- 
mies round  about  me ; 
And  I  will  offer  in  his  tabernacle  sacrifices  of  joy  ; 
I  will  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord. 

Hear,  0  Lord,  when  I  cry  with  my  voice  : 
Have  mercy  also  upon  me,  and  answer  me. 

When  thou  saidst,  Seek  ye  my  face  ;  my  heart  said  unto 

thee, 
Thy  face,  Lord,  will  I  seek. 

Hide  not  thy  face  from  me ; 

Put  not  thy  servant  away  in  anger  : 

Thou  hast  been  my  help  ; 

Cast  me  not  off,  neither  forsake  me,  0  God  of  my  salva- 
tion. 

For  my  ftither  and  my  mother  have  forsaken  me, 

But  the  Lord  will  take  me  up. 

Teach  me  thy  way,  0  Lord  ; 
And  lead  me  in  a  plain  path, 
Because  of  mine  enemies. 

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SOXGS  OF  FAITH. 

Deliyer  me  not  over  unto  the  will  of  mine  adversaries : 
For  false  witnesses  are  risen  up  against  me,  and  such  as 
breathe  out  cruelty. 

I  had  fainted,  unless  I  had  believed  to  see  the  goodness 

of  the  Lord 
In  the  land  of  the  living. 

Wait  on  the  Lord  : 

Be  stroller,  and  let  thine  heart  take  courage ; 

Tea,  wait  thou  on  the  Lord. 

SIXTY-THIRD  SELECTION. 

Trust  Unshaken  by  Tumults  of  Men  and  of  Nature. 

Ps.  54.     Save  me,  0  God,  by  thy  name. 
And  judge  me  in  thy  might. 

Hear  my  prayer,  0  God  ; 

Give  ear  to  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

For  strangers  are  risen  up  against  me, 
And  violent  men  have  sought  after  my  soul  : 
They  have  not  set  God  before  them. 

Behold,  God  is  mine  helper  : 

The  Lord   is  of  them  that  uphold  my  soul. 

He  shall  requite  the  evil  unto  mine  enemies  : 

Destroy  thou  them  in  thy  truth. 

With  a  freewill  offering  will  I  sacrifice  unto  thee  : 

I  will  give  thanks  unto  thy  name,  0  Lord,  for  it  is  good. 

For  lie  hatli  delivei'ed  me  out  of  all  trouble ; 

And  mine  eye  hath  seen  my  desire  upon  mine  enemies. 

Ps.  5G.     Be  merciful  unto  me,  0  God  ;  for  man  would 
swallow  me  up : 

All  the  day  long  he  fighting  oppresseth  me. 

Mine  enemies  would  swallow  me  up  all  the  day  Ions' : 
For  they  be  many  that  fight  proudly  against  me. 

What  time  I  am  afraid, 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

I  will  put  my  trust  in  thee. 
In  God  I  will  praise  his  word  : 

111  God  have  I  put  my  trust,  I  will  not  be  afraid ; 

Wliat  can  flesh  do  unto  me  ? 

All  the  day  long  they  wrest  my  words  : 
All  their  thoughts  ai^e  against  me  for  evil. 

They  gather  themselves  together,  tliey  hide  themselves, 
They  mark  my  steps. 

Even  as  they  have  waited  for  my  soul. 

Shall  they  escape  by  iniquity  ? 

In  anger  cast  down  the  peoples,  0  God, 

Thou  tellest  my  wanderings  : 
Put  thou  my  tears  into  thy  bottle  ; 
Are  they  not  in  tliy  book  J 

Then  shall  mine  enemies  turn  back  in  the  day  that  I 
call : 
Tills  I  know,  that  God  is  for  me. 

In  God  will  I  praise  his  word  : 
In  the  Lord  will  I  praise  his  word. 

In  God  have  I  put  my  trust,  I  will  not  be  afraid ; 

\Vliat  can  man  do  unto  me  1 

Thy  vows  are  upon  me,  0  God  : 

I  will  render  thank  offerings  unto  thee. 

For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death  : 

Hast  thou  not  delivered  my  feet  from  falling  J 

That  I  may  walk  before  God 

In  the  light  of  the  living. 

Ps.  4G.     God  is  our  refuge  and  strength, 

A  very  present  help  in  trouble. 

Therefore  will  we  not  fear,  though  the  earlli  do  change, 
And  though  the  mountains  be  moved  in  the  lieart  of  the 
seas  j 

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SONGS  OF  FAITH. 

Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  and  be  troubled, 

Though  the  luoiintaias  shake  with  tlie  swelling"  thereof. 

There  is  a  river,  the  streams   whereof  make    glad   the 

city  of  God, 
The  holy  place  of  the  tabernacles  of  the  Most  High. 

God  is  ill  tlie  midst  of  licr  ;  she  shall  not  be  moved  : 

God  shall  help  her,  and  that  right  early. 

The  nations  raged,  the  kingdoms  were  moved  : 
He  uttered  his  voice,  the  earth  melted. 

The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us  ; 

Tlie  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 

Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Lord, 

What  desolations  he  hath  made  in  the  earth. 

He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the  end  of  the  earth  : 

He  breakelh  the  bow,  audcutteth  the  spear  in  sunder } 

He  burneth  the  chariots  in  the  fire. 

Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am  God  : 
I  will  be  exalted  among  the  nations,  I  will  be  exalted  in 
the  earth. 

The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  ns  ; 

The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 

SIXTY-FOURTH  SELECTION. 
In  Great  Darkness  of  Human  Treachery. 

Ps.  55.     Give  ear  to  my  prayer,  0  God  ; 
And  hide  not  thyself  from  my  supplication. 
Attend  unto  me,  and  answer  me  : 

I  am  restless  in  my  complaint,  and  moan  ; 
Because  of  the  voice  of  the  enemy. 
Because  of  the  oppression  of  the  wicked  ; 

For  they  cast  iniquity  upon  me. 

And  in  anger  they  persecute  me. 

My  heart  is  sore  pained  within  me  : 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

And  the  terrors  of  death  are  fallen  upon  me. 
Fearfiiliiess  and  trembling:  are  come  npon  me, 
And  horror  liatli  overwlielmed  me. 

And  I  said,  Oh  that  I  had  wings  like  a  dove  ! 
Then  would  I  fly  away,  and  be  at  rest. 
Lo,  then  would  I  wander  far  off, 

I  would  lodge  in  the  wilderness. 

I  would  haste  me  to  a  shelter 

From  the  stormy  wind  and  tempest. 

Destroy,  0  Lord,  and  divide  their  tongue  : 
For  I  liave  seen  violence  and  strife  in  the  city. 

Day  and  night  they  go  about  it  upon  the  walls  thereof: 
Iniquity  also  and  mischief  are  in  the  midst  of  it. 
Wickedness  is  in  the  midst  thereof: 
Oppression  and  guile  depart  not  from  her  streets. 

For  it  was  not  an  enemy  that  reproached  me  ; 
Then  I  could  have  borne  it  : 

Neither  was  it  he  that  hated  me  that  did  magnify  himself 
against  me; 

Then  I  would  have  hid  myself  from  him  : 

But  it  was  thou,  a  man  mine  equal, 
My  companion,  and  my  familiar  friend. 

We  took  sweet  counsel  together, 

We  walked  in  the  house  of  tlod  with  the  throng. 

As  for  me,  I  will  call  upon  God  ; 
And  the  Lord  shall  save  me. 

Evening,  and  morning,  and  at  noonday,  will  I  complain, 
and  moan : 

And  lie  shall  hear  my  voice. 

He  hath  redeemed  my  soul  in  peace  from  the  battle  that 
was  against  me  : 
For  they  were  many  that  strove  with  me. 

God  shall  hear,  and  answer  them, 

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SONGS  OF  FAITH. 

Even  he  that  abideth  of  old, 
The  men  who  have  no  chang-es, 
And  who  fear  not  (xod. 

He  hath  put  forth  his  hands  against  such  as  were   at 
peace  with  him  : 
He  hath  profaned  his  covenant. 

His  mouth  was  smooth  as  butter. 
But  his  heart  was  war  : 

His  words  were  softer  than  oil, 

Yet  were  they  drawn  swords. 

Cast  thy  burden  upon  the  Lord,  and  he  shall  sustain 
thee  : 
He  shall  never  suffer  the  righteous  to  be  moved. 

But  thou,  0  God,  shalt  bring  them  down  into  the   pit 
of  destruction  : 
Bloodthirsty  and  deceitful  men  shall  not  live  ont  half  their 

days ; 
But  I  will  trnst  in  thee. 

Ps.  62.     My  soul  waiteth  only  upon  God  ; 

From  him  cometh  my  salvation. 

He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation : 

He  is  my  high  tower ;  I  shall  not  he  greatly  moved. 

How  long  will  ye  set  upon  a  man, 
That  ye  may  slay  him,  all  of  you, 
Like  a  bowing  wall,  like  a  tottering  fence  ? 

They  only  consult  to  thrust  him  down  from  his  excellency; 

They  delight  in  lies  : 

They  bless  with  their  month,  but  they  curse  inwjirdly. 

My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  God  ; 

For  my  expectation  is  from  him. 

He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation  : 

He  is  my  high  tower  j  I  shall  not  be  moved. 

With  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory  : 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

The  rock  of  my  streiigtli,  ami  iny  refuge,  is  in  (Jod. 

Trust  in  him  at  all  times,  ye  people  ; 
Pour  out  your  heart  before  him  : 
(wod  is  a  refuge  for  us. 

Surely  men  of  low  degree  are  vanity,  and  men  of  high 
decree  are  a  lie: 
In  the  balances  lliey  ivlU  go  up ; 
They  are  togetlier  lighter  than  vanity. 

Trust  not  m  oppression, 

And  become  not  vain  in  robbery  : 

If  riches  increase,  set  not  your  heart  thereon. 

God  hath  spoken  once. 

Twice  have  I  heard  this  ; 

That  power  belongeth  unto  God  : 

Also  unto  thee,  0  L  o  r  d  ,  helongeth  mercy  : 

For  thou  renderest  to  every  man  according  to  his  work. 

SIXTY-FIFTH    SELECTION. 
In  Separation  from  the  Sanctuary. 

Ps.  43.     As  the  hart  panteth  after  the  water  brooks, 

Sopanteth  my  soul  after  thee,  0  God. 

My  soul  thlrsteth  for  CJod,  for  tlie  living  Ood  : 
T^lien  shall  I  come  and  appear  before  t!od  1 

IMy  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and  night, 
While  they  continually  say  unto  me,  Where  is  thy  God  ? 
These  tilings  I  remember,  and  pour  out  my  soul  within  me, 
How  I  went  with  the  throng,  and  led  them  to  the  house  of 

God, 
With  the  voice  of  joy  and  praise,   a  multitude  keeping 
holyday. 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  0  my  soul  ? 
And  why  art  thou  disquieted  Avithin  me  ? 
Hope  thou  in  (Jod  :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him 
For  the  health  of  his  counteunnce. 

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SONGS  OF  FAITH. 

0  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down  within  me  : 

Therefore  <lo  I  reniemljer  (hee  from  the  land  of  Jordan^ 
And  the  Hernions,  from  the  hill  Mizar. 

Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the  noise  of  thy  waterspouts : 
All  tliy  waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone  over  nie. 

Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his  lovingkindness  in  the 
daytime, 
And  in  the  night  his  song  shall  be  wilh  me, 
Even  a  prayer  nnto  the  (jod  of  my  life. 

1  will  say  unto  God  my  rock,  Why  hast  thou  forgotten 

me  ? 
AVhy  go  I  mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of  the 
enemy  J 

As  with  a  sword  in  my  bones,  mine  adversaries  reproach 
me  ; 
While  they  continually  say  unto  me,  Where  is  thy  God  I 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  0  my  soul  ? 

And  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 
Hope  tliou  in  God  :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him, 
Who  is  tlie  health  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 

Ps.  43.     Judge  me,  0  God,  and  plead  my  cause  againtt 
an  ungodly  nation  : 
0  deliver  me  from  the  deceitful  and  unjust  man. 

For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  strength  ;    why   hast   thou 

cast  me  off  ? 
Why  go  I  mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of  the 
enemy  ? 
0  send  out  tliy  light  and  tliy  truth  ;  let  them  lead  me : 
Let  them  bring  me  unto  thy  iioly  hill, 
And  to  thy  tabernacles. 

Then  will  I  go  unto  the  altar  of  God, 
Unto  God  my  exceeding  joy  : 

And  upon  the  harp  will  I  praise  thee,  0  God,  my  God. 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  0  my  soul  ? 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

And  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 
Hope  thou  in  (xod :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him, 
Who  is  the  health  of  my  coiiutenauce,  and  my  God. 

Ps.  84.     How  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles, 
O  Lord  of  hosts  ! 

My  soul  loiigeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for  the  courts  of  the 
Lord ; 

My  heart  and  my  flesh  cry  out  unto  the  living  God. 

Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  her  an  house. 
And  the  swallow  a  nest  for  herself,  where  she  may  lay 
her  young, 

Even  thine  altars,  0  Lord  of  hosts. 

My  king,  and  my  God. 

Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house  : 
They  will  be  still  praising  thee. 

Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in  thee  ; 
In  whose  heart  are  the  high  ways  to  Ziou. 

Passing  through  the  valley  of  Weeping  they  make  it  a 
place  of  springs  ; 
Tea,  the  early  raiu  covereth  it  with  blessings. 

They  go  from  strength  to  strength. 

Every  one  of  them  appeareth  before  God  in  Ziou. 

O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer  : 
Give  ear,  0  God  of  Jacob. 

Behold,  0  God  our  shield. 

And  look  upon  the  fiice  of  thine  anointed. 

For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a  thousand. 
I  had  rather  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the  liouse  of  my  God, 
Than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wickedness. 

For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  a  shield  : 
The  Lord  will  give  grace  and  glory  : 
No  good   thing  will  he  withhold  from  them  that  walk 
uprightly. 

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SONGS  OF  FAITH. 

0  Lord  of  hosts, 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  triisteth  in  thee. 

SIXTY-SIXTH  SELECTION. 

God  a  Refuge  in  Weariness. 

Ps.  61.     Hear  my  cry,  0  God  ;  attend  unto  my  prayer. 
From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I  call  unto  thee,  when  mj 
heai't  is  overwhelmed  : 

Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  I. 
For  thou  hast  been  a  refuge  for  me, 
A  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 

1  will  dwell  in  thy  tabernacle  for  ever  : 

I  will  take  refuge  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings. 

For  thou,  0  God,  hast  heard  my  vows  : 

Thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage  of  those  that  fear  thy 
name. 

Thou  wilt  prolong  the  king's  life  : 
His  years  shall  be  as  many  generations. 
He  shall  abide  before  God  for  ever  : 

0  prepare  lovingkindness  and  truth,  that  they  may  pre- 

serve him. 

So  will  I  sing  praise  unto  thy  name  for  ever. 
That  I  may  daily  perform  my  vows. 

Ps.  63.     0  God,  thou  art  m}'-  God  ;    early  will  I  seek 
thee  : 
3Iy  soul  thirsteth  for  thee,  my  flesh  longeth  for  thee, 
In  a  dry  and  weary  laud,  where  no  water  is. 

So  have  I  looked  upon  thee  in  the  sanctuary, 
To  see  thy  power  and  thy  glory. 

For  thy  lovingkindness  is  better  than  life ; 

My  lips  shall  praise  thee. 

So  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live  : 

1  will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with  marrow  and  fatness  ; 

And  my  mouth  shall  praise  thee  with  joyful  lips  ; 
Wlien  I  remember  thee  upon  my  bed, 
And  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night  watclies. 

For  thou  hast  been  my  help, 

And  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  rejoice. 

My  soul  folloiveth  liard  after  thee  : 

Thy  riglit  hand  iipholdelh  me. 

But  those  that  seek  my  soul  to  destroy  it, 
Shall  go  into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth. 

They  sliall  be  given  over  to  llie  power  of  the  sword : 

Tliey  shall  be  a  portion  for  foxes. 

But  the  king  shall  rejoice  in  God  ; 

Every  one  that  sweareth  by  him  shall  glory  ; 

For  the  month  of  them  that  speak  lies  shall  be  stopped. 

SIXTY-SEVENTH   SELECTION. 

God  Alone  Worthy  of  Trust. 

Ps.  33.    Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  0  ye  righteous  : 
Praise  is  comely  for  the  npright. 

Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  with  harp  : 

Sing  praises  nnto  him  with  the  psaltery  of  ten  strings. 

Sing  unto  him  a  new  song  ; 

Play  skillfnlly  with  a  lond  noise. 

For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  right  ; 

And  all  his  work  is  done  in  faithfulness. 
He  lovcth  righteonsness  and  judgment : 
The  earth  is  full  of  the  lovingkindness  of  the  Lord. 

By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were  the  lieavens  made  ; 
And  all  the  host  of  them  by  the  breath  of  his  month. 

He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the  sea  together  as  an  heap  : 
He  layeth  np  the  deeps  in  stoiehonsf  s. 

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SONGS  OF  FAITH. 

Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  Lord  : 

Let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  stand  in  awe  of  him. 

For  he  spake,  and  it  was  done  ; 
He  commanded,  and  it  stood  fast. 

The  Lord  bringeth  the  counsel  of  the  nations  to  naught  : 
He  maketh  the  thoughts  of  the  peoples  to  be  of  none 
effect. 
The  counsel  of  the  Lord  standeth  ftist  for  ever, 
The  thonghts  of  his  heart  to  all  generations. 

Blessed  is  the  nation  whose  God  is  the  Lord  ; 

The  people  whom  he  hath  chosen  for  liis  own  inheritance. 

The  Lord  looketh  from  heaven  ; 
He  beholdeth  all  the  sons  of  men ; 

From  the  place  of  his  habitation  he  looketh  forth 
Upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth  ; 

He  that  fashioneth  the  hearts  of  them  all, 

That  considereth  all  their  works. 

There  is  no  king  saved  by  the  multitude  of  an  host  : 
A  mighty  man  is  not  delivered  by  great  strength. 
An  horse  is  a  vain  thing-  for  sjifety  : 
Neither  shall  he  deliver  any  by  his  great  power. 

Behold,  the  eye  of  the  Lord  is  upon  them  that  fear  him. 
Upon  them  that  hope  in  his  mercy  ; 

To  deliver  their  sonl  from  death, 

And  to  keep  them  alive  in  famine. 

Our  soul  hath  waited  for  the  Lord  : 
He  is  our  help  and  our  shield. 

For  onr  heart  shall  rejoice  in  him. 

Because  we  have  trusted  in  liis  holy  name. 

Let  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  be  upon  us. 
According  as  we  have  hoped  in  thee. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

SIXTY-EIGHTH  SELECTION. 
God's  Wonders  Recalled  in  Time  of  Discouragement. 

Ps.  77.     I  will  cry  unto  God  with  my  voice  ; 

Even  unto  Grod  with  my  voice,  and  he  will  give  ear  unto 
me. 
In  the  day  of  iny  trouble  I  sought  the  Lord: 
My  hand  was  stretched  out  in  the  night,  and  slacked  not  j 
My  soul  refused  to  b6  comforted. 

I  remember  God,  and  am  disquieted  : 

I  complain,  and  my  spirit  is  overwhelmed. 

Thou  boldest  mine  eyes  watching  : 
I  am  so  troubled  that  I  cannot  speak. 

I  have  considered  the  days  of  old, 

The  years  of  ancient  times. 

I  call  to  remembrance  my  song  in  the  night  : 

I  commune  with  mine  own  heart ; 

And  my  spirit  made  diligent  search. 

"Will  the  Lord  cast  off  for  ever  ? 
And  will  he  be  favorable  no  more  ? 

Is  his  mercy  clean  gone  for  ever  J 

Doth  his  promise  fiiil  for  evermore  'I 

Hath  God  forgotten  to  be  gracious  ? 

Hath  lie  in  anger  shut  up  Iiis  tender  mercies] 

And  I  said,  this  is  my  infirmity  ; 

But  I  will  remember  the  years  of  the  right  hand  of  the 
Most   High. 

I  will  make  mention  of  tlie  deeds  of  the  Lord ; 

For  I  will  remember  thy  wonders  of  old. 

I  will  meditate  also  upon  all  thy  work. 
And  muse  on  thy  doings. 

Thy  way,  0  (Jod,  is  In  the  sanctuary  : 

Wlio  is  a  great  god  like  unto  God  J 

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SONGS  OF  FAITH. 

Thou  art  the  God  that  doest  wonders  : 

Thou  hast  made  known  thy  strength  among  the  peoples. 

TIiou  hast  with  thine  arm  redeemed  thy  people, 

The  sous  of  Jacob  and  Joseph. 

The  waters  saw  thee,  0  God  ; 

The  waters  saw  thee,  they  were  afraid  : 

The  depths  also  trembled. 

The  clouds  poured  out  water ; 

Tlie  skies  sent  out  a  souud  : 

Thine  arrows  also  went  abroad. 

The  voice  of  thy  thunder  was  in  the  whirlwind  ; 
The  lightnings  liglitened  Ihe  world : 
The  earth  trembled  and  shook. 

Thy  way  was  in  the  sea, 

And  thy  paths  in  the  great  waters, 

And  thy  footsteps  were  not  known. 

Thou  leddest  thy  people  like  a  flock, 

By  the  hand  of  3Ioses  and  Aaron. 

SIXTY-NINTH  SELECTION. 

Comfort  in  the  Divine  Presence- 

Ps.  139.     0  Lord,  thou  hast  searched  me,  and  known 
me. 
Thoji  knowest  my  downsitting:  and  mine  uprising-, 
Thou  understandest  my  thought  afar  off. 

Thou  searchest  out  my  path  and  my  lying  down. 

And  art  acquainted  with  all  my  ways. 
For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my  tongue. 
But,  1»,  0  Lord,  thou  know  est  it  altogether. 

Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and  before. 
And  laid  thine  hand  upon  me. 

Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  for  me  ; 

It  is  high,  I  cannot  attain  unto  it. 

Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy  spirit  ? 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Or  whither  shall  I  flee  from  thy  presence  ? 
If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art  there  : 
If  I  make  my  bed  in  Sheol,  i)chold,  tliou  art  there. 

If  I  take  the  wings  of  the  morning, 

And  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  sea  ; 

Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead  me, 

And  thy  right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

If  I  say,  Surely  the  darkness  shall  overwhelm  me, 
And  the  light  about  me  shall  be  night  ; 
Even  the  darkness  hideth  not  from  thee, 

Hut  the  night  shineth  as  the  day  : 

The  darkness  and  the  light  are  both  alike  to  thee. 

For  thou  hast  possessed  my  reins  : 

Thou  hast  covered  me  in  my  mother's  Momh. 

I  will  give  thanks  unto    thee  ;    for  I  am  fearfully  and 
wonderfully  made  : 
Wonderful  are  thy  works  ; 
And  that  my  soul  kiioweth  right  well. 

My  frame  was  not  hidden  from  thee. 
When  I  was  made  in  secret, 

And  curiously  wrought  in  the  lowest  parts  of  the  earth. 

Thine  eyes  did  see  mine  unperfect  substance. 
And  in  thy  book  were  all  my  members  written, 

Which  <lay  by  day  were  fashioned, 

Wlien  as  yet  there  was  none  of  them. 

How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts  unto  me,  0  God  ! 
How  great  is  the  sum  of  them  I 

If  I  should  count  them,  they  are  more  in  number  than  the 
sand : 

When  I  awake,  I  am  still  with  thee. 

Surely  thou  wilt  slay  the  wicked,  0  God  : 
Depart  from  me  therefore,  ye  bloodthirsty  men. 
For  they  speak  against  thee  wickedly. 
And  thine  enemies  take  thy  name  in  vain. 

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SONGS  OF  FAITH. 

Do  not  I  hate  them,  0  Lord,  that  hate  thee  ? 
And  am  not  I  grieved  with  those  that  rise  up  against 
,     thee  ? 

I  hate  tlieiij  with  perfect  haired : 

I  count  them  mine  enemies. 

Search  me,  0  God,  and  know  my  heart : 
Try  me,  and  know  ray  thoughts  : 

And  see  if  there  he  any  way  of  wickedness  in  me, 

And  lead  me  in  the  way  everlasting. 

Ps.  131.     Lord,  mv  heart  is  not  haughty,  nor  mine  eyes 
lofty  ; 
Neither  do  I  exercise  myself  in  great  matters, 
Or  in  tilings  too  w  onderfnl  for  me. 

Surely  1  have  stilled  and  quieted  my  soul  ; 
Like  a  weaned  child  with  his  mother. 
My  soul  is  with  me  like  a  weaned  child. 

0  Israel,  hope  in  the  Lord 

From  this  lime  forth  and  for  evermore. 


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THE  KING  AND  THE  KINCDOIM. 

SEVENTIETH  SELECTION. 
The  Promise  to  David. 

Ps.  89.     I  will  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the  Lord  forever: 
With  my  mouth  will  I  make  known  thy  faithfulness  to  all 
generations. 

For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  built  up  for  ever  ; 

Thy  faithfulness  Shalt  thou  establish  in  the  Tery  heavens, 

I  have  made  a  covenant  with  my  chosen, 

I  have  sworn  unto  David  my  servant ; 
Thy  seed  will  I  establish  for  ever, 
And  build  up  thy  throne  to  all  generations. 

And  the  heavens  shall  praise  thy  wonders,  0  Lord  ; 
Thy  faithfulness  also  in  the  assembly  of  the  holy  ones. 

For  who  in  the  skies  can  be  compared  unto   the  Lord  ? 
Who  among  the  sons  of  the  mighty  is  like  unto  the  Lord, 

A  God  very  terrible  in  the  council  of  the  holy  ones, 
And  to  be  feared  above  all  them  that  are  round  about  him  I 

0  Lord  God  of  hosts, 

Who  is  a  mighty  one,  like  unto  thee,  0  Jah  ? 
And  thy  faithfulness  is  round  about  thee. 

Thou  rulest  the  pride  of  the  sea  : 

When  the  waves  thereof  arise,  thou  stillest  them. 

Thou  hast  broken  Raliab  in  pieces,  as  one  that  is  slain  ; 

Thou  hast  scattered  thine  enemies  with  the  arm  of  thy 
strength. 

The  heavens  are  thine,  the  earth  also  is  thine  : 
The  world  and  the  fullness  thereof,  thou  hast  founded 
them. 

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THE  KING  AND  THE  KINGDOM. 

Tlie  north  and  the  soutli,  thou  hast  cre.ated  them : 
Tabor  and  Hernton  rejoice  in  thy  name. 

hou  hast  a  mighty  arm  : 
Strong  is  thy  hand,  and  high  is  thy  riglit  hand. 

ighteousness  and  judgment  are  the  foundation  of  thy 
throne  : 
Mercy  and  truth  go  before  tliy  face. 

lessed  is  the  people  that  know  the  joyful  sound  : 
hey  walk,  0  Lord,  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

In  thy  name  do  tliey  rejoice  all  tlie  day : 

And  in  thy  righteousness  are  tliey  exalted. 

)r  thou  art  the  glory  of  their  strength  : 
ad  iu  thy  favour  our  horn  shall  be  exalted. 

For  our  shield  belongetli  unto  the  Lord  ; 

And  our  liing  to  tlie  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

j.nen  thou  spakest  in  vision  to  thy  saints. 
And  saidst,  I  have  laid  help  upon  one  that  is  mighty  ; 
I  have  exalted  one  chosen  out  of  the  people. 

I  have  found  David  my  servant ; 

With  my  holy  oil  have  I  anointed  him  : 

With  whom  my  hand  shall  be  established  ; 

Mine  arm  also  shall  strengthen  him. 

The  enemy  shall  not  exact  upon  him  ; 
Nor  the  son  of  wickedness  afflict  him. 

And  I  will  beat  down  his  adversaries  before  him, 

And  smite  them  that  Imte  liim. 

But  my  faithfulness  and  my  mercy  shall  be  with  him  ; 
And  in  my  name  shall  his  horn  be  exalted. 

I  will  set  his  hand  also  on  the  sea, 
And  his  right  hand  on  the  rivers. 

He  shall  cry  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  father, 

143 


THE  KING  AND  THE  KINGDOM. 

SEVENTIETH  SELECTION. 
The  Promise  to  David. 

Ps.  89.     I  will  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the  Lord  forever: 
Willi  my  mouth  will  I  make  known  thy  faithfulness  to  all 
generations. 

For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  built  up  for  ever  ; 

Thy  faithfulness  shaltthou  establish  in  the  Tery  heavens. 

I  have  made  a  covenant  with  my  chosen, 

I  have  sworn  unto  David  my  servant ; 
Thy  seed  will  I  establish  for  ever, 
And  build  up  thy  throne  to  all  generations. 

And  the  heavens  shall  praise  thy  wonders,  0  Lord  ; 
Thy  faithfulness  also  in  the  assembly  of  the  holy  ones. 

For  who  in  the  skies  can  be  compared  unto   the  Lord  ? 
AVho  among  the  sons  of  the  mighty  is  like  unto  the  Lord, 

A  God  very  terrible  in  the  council  of  the  holy  ones, 
And  to  be  feared  above  all  them  that  are  round  about  him  ? 

0  Lord  God  of  hosts, 

Who  is  a  mighty  one,  like  unto  thee,  0  Jah  ? 
And  thy  faithfulness  is  round  about  thee. 

Thou  rulest  the  pride  of  the  sea  : 

When  the  waves  thereof  arise,  thou  stillest  them. 

Thou  hast  broken  Rahab  in  pieces,  as  one  that  is  slain  ; 

Thou  hast  scattered  thine  enemies  with  the  arm  of  thy 
strength. 

The  heavens  are  thine,  the  earth  also  is  thine  : 
The  world  and  the  fullness  thereof,  thou  hast  founded 
them. 

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THE  KING  AND  THE  KINGDOM. 

The  nortli  niid  tlie  south,  thou  hast  created  them : 
Tabor  and  Heriiion  rejoice  iu  thy  name. 

Thou  hast  a  mighty  arm  : 

Strong  is  thy  liand,  and  liighis  tliy  riglit  hand. 

Righteousness  and  judgment  are  the  foundation  of  thy 
throne  : 
Mercy  and  truth  go  before  tliy  face. 

Blessed  is  the  people  that  know  the  joyful  sound  : 
They  walk^  0  Lord,  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

In  tliy  name  do  they  rejoice  all  the  day : 

And  in  thy  righteousness  are  they  exalted. 

For  thou  art  the  glory  of  their  strength  : 
And  in  thy  favour  our  horn  shall  be  exalted. 

For  our  shield  belongeth  unto  the  Lord  ; 

And  our  king  to  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

Then  thou  spakest  in  vision  to  thy  saints. 
And  saidst,  I  have  laid  help  upon  one  that  is  mighty  ; 
I  hare  exalted  one  chosen  out  of  the  people. 

I  have  found  David  my  servant ; 

With  my  holy  oil  have  I  anointed  him  : 

With  whom  my  hand  sliall  be  established ; 

Mine  arm  also  shall  strengthen  him. 

The  enemy  shall  not  exact  upon  him  ; 
Nor  the  son  of  wickedness  afflict  him. 

And  I  will  beat  down  his  adversaries  before  him, 

And  smite  them  that  hate  liim. 

But  my  faithfulness  and  my  mercy  shall  be  with  him  ; 
And  in  my  name  shall  his  horn  be  exalted. 

I  will  set  his  hand  also  on  the  sea, 
And  his  right  hand  on  the  rivers. 

He  shall  cry  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  father, 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

My  God,  and  the  rock  of  my  salvation. 
I  also  will  make  him  my  flrstboni, 
The  highest  of  tlie  liiugs  of  tlie  earth. 

My  mercy  will  I  keep  for  him  for  evermore, 
And  my  covenant  shall  stand  fast  with  him. 

His  seed  also  Mill  I  make  to  entiiire  for  ever, 

And  his  throne  as  the  days  of  heaven. 

If  his  children  forsake  my  law, 
And  walk  not  in  my  judgments  ; 

If  they  break  my  statutes, 

And  keep  not  my  commandments  ; 

Then  will  I  visit  their  transgression  with  the  rod, 
And  their  iniquity  with  stripes. 

But  my  mercy  will  I  not  utterly  take  from  him, 

Nor  suflter  my  faithfulness  to  fail. 

My  covenant  will  I  not  break, 

Nor  alter  the  thing  that  is  gone  out  of  my  lips. 

Once  have  I  sworn  by  my  holiness  ; 
I  will  not  lie  unto  David  ; 

His  seed  shall  endure  forever, 

And  his  throne  as  the  sun  before  nie. 

It  shall  be  established  for  ever  as  the  moon. 
And  as  the  faithful  witness  in  the  sky. 

But  thou  hast  cast  off  and  rejected. 
Thou  hast  been  wroth  with  thine  anointed. 
Thou  hast  abhorred  the  covenant  of  thy  servant : 
Tlioii  hast  profaned  his  crown  even  to  the  ground. 

Thou  hast  broken  down  all  his  hedges  ; 

Thou  hast  brought  his  strong  iiolds  to  ruin. 
All  that  pass  by  the  way  spoil  him  : 
He  is  become  a  reproach  to  his  neighbours. 

Thou  hast  exalted  the  right  hand  of  bis  adversaries; 


THE  KING  AND  THE  KINGDOM. 

Thou  hast  made  all  his  enemies  to  rejoice. 
Yea,  thou  tiiniest  back  tlie  edge  of  Ills  sword, 
And  hast  not  made  him  to  stand  in  the  battle. 

Thou  hast  made  his  brightness  to  cease, 
And  cast  his  throne  down  to  the  ground. 

The  days  of  his  youth  hast  thou  shortened  : 
Thou  hast  covered  him  with  shame. 

How  long,  0  Lord,  wilt  thou  hide  thyself  for  ever  ? 
How  long  shall  thy  wrath  burn  like  Are  I 

0  remember  how  short  my  time  is  : 

For  what  vanity  liast  thou  created  all  the  children  of  men  1 

What  man  is  he  that  shall  live  and  not  see  death. 
That  shall  deliver  his  soul  from  the  power  of  SheoU 

Lord,  where  are  thy  former  mercies, 

Wliich  thou  swearest  unto  David  in  thy  faithfulness  I 

Remember,  Lord,  the  reproach  of  thy  servants  ; 
How  I  do  bear  in  my  bosom  the  reproach  of    all    the 
mighty  peoples  ; 
>Vlierewitli  thine  enemies  have  reproached,  0  Lord, 
Wherewith  tliey  have  reproached  the  footsteps  of  thine 
anointed. 

SEVENTY-FIRST  SELECTION. 

The  Lord  Saves  His  Anointed. 

Ps.  20.    The  Lord  answer  thee  in  the  day  of  trouble; 
The  name  of  the  God  of  Jacob  set  thee  up  on  high; 

Send  thee  help  from  tlie  sanctuary, 

And  strengthen  thee  out  of  Zion  ; 

Eemember  all  thy  offerings. 
And  accept  thy  burnt  sacrifice  ; 

Grant  thee  thy  heart's  desire, 

And  fulfill  all  thy  counsel. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

We  will  triumph  iu  thy  salvation, 

And  in  the  name  of  our  God  we  will  set  up  our  banners: 
The  Lord  fulfill  all  thy  petitions. 

Now  know  I  that  the  Lord  saveth  his  anointed  ; 
He  will  answer  him  from  his  holy  heaven 
With  tlie  saving  strength  of  his  riglit  hand. 

Some  trust  in  chariots   and  some  iu  horses  : 

But  we  will  make  mention  of  the  name  of  tlie  Lord  our 
God. 

They  are  bowed  down  and  fallen  : 
But  we  are  risen,  and  stand  upright. 

Save,  Lord  : 

Let  the  King  answer  us  when  we  call. 

Ps.  21.     The  king  shall  joy  in  thy  strength,  0  Lord  ; 

And  in  thy  salvation  how  greatly  shall  he  rejoice  ! 
Thon  hast  given  him  his  heart's  desire, 
And  hast  not  withholden  the  request  of  his  lips. 

For  thou  preventest  him  with  the  blessings  of  goodness  : 
Thou  settest  a  crown  of  fine  gold  on  his  head. 

He  asked  life  of  thee,  thon  gavest  it  him  ; 

Even  lengtli  of  days  for  ever  and  ever. 

His  glory  is  great  in  thy  salvation  : 
Honor  and  majesty  dost  thou  lay  upon  him. 
For  thou  niakest  him  most  blessed  for  ever  : 
Thou  niakcst  him  g:lad  with  joy  in  thy  presence. 

For  the  king  trusteth  in  the  Lord, 

And  through  tlie  lovingkindncss  of  tlie  Most  High  he  shall 
not  be  moved. 

Thine  hand  shall  find  out  all  thine  enemies  : 
Thy  right  hand  shall  find  out  those  that  liatc  thee. 

Thou  shalt  make  them  as  a  fiery  turnace  in"tne  time  of 
thine  anger. 

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THE  KING  AND  THE  KINGDOM. 

The  Lord  shall  swallow  them  up  in  his  wrath. 

And  the  fire  shall  devour  them. 

Their  fniit  shalt  tlion  destroy  from  the  earth, 
And  their  seed  from  among'  the  children  of  men. 

For  they  intended  evil  against  thee  : 
They  imagined  a  device,  which  they  are  not  able  toper- 
form. 
For  tlioii  sliait  make  tliem  turn  Iheir  back, 
Thou  Shalt  make  ready  with  thy  bowstrings  against  the 
face  of  them. 

Be  thou  exalted,  0  Lord,  in  thy  strength  : 
So  will  we  sing  and  praise  thy  power. 

SEVENTY-SECOND  SELECTION. 

Resistance  Vain. 

Ps.  110.     The  Lord  saith  unto  my  lord,  Sit  thou  at  my 

right  hand, 
Until  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool. 

The  Lord  shall  send  forth  the  rod  of  thy  strength  out  of 

/ion : 
Rule  thou  in  the  midst  of  thine  enemies. 

Thy  people  offer  themselves  willingly  in  the  day  of  thy 

power  : 
In   the   beauties   of  holiness,  from   the   womb   of   the 
morning,  thou  hast  the  dew  of  thy  youth. 
The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will  not  repent, 
Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever  after  the  order  of  Melchlzedek. 

The  Lord  at  thy  right  hand 

Shall  strike  through  kings  in  the  day  of  his  wrath. 

He  shall  judge  among  the  nations, 

He  shall  flU  the  places  with  dead  bodies  ; 

He  shall  strike  through  the  head  in  many  countries. 
He  shall  drink  of  the  brook  in  the  way  : 
Therefore  shall  he  lift  up  the  head. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Vs.  2.     Why  do  the  nations  rage, 

And  the  peoples  iiiiag:ine  a  vniii  tliiug'  1 

The  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves, 
And  the  rulers  take  counsel  together, 

Against  the  Lord,  and  against  his  anointed,  sajing, 

Let  ns  break  their  hands  asunder, 

AimI  cast  away  Uieir  cords  from  ns. 

He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  shall  laugh  : 
The  Lord  shall  have  them  in  derision. 

Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them  in  his  wrath. 

And  vex  them  in  liis  sore  displeasure  : 

Yet  I  have  set  my  king 

Upon  my  holy  hill  of  Zion. 

I  will  tell  of  the  decree  : 

The  Lord  said  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  son  ; 

This  day  have  I  begotten  thee. 

Ask  of  me,  and  I  will  g-ive  thee  the  nations  Jor  thine  in- 
heritance. 

And  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  for  thy  possession. 

Thou  shalt  break  them  with  a  rod  of  iron  ; 

Thou  Shalt  dash  them  in  pieces  like  a  potter's  vessel. 

Now  therefore  be  wise,  O  ye  kings  : 
Be  instructed,  ye  judges  of  the  earth. 

Serve  the  Lord  with  fear, 

And  rejoice  with  trembling. 

Ji^iss  the  son,  lest  he  be  angry,  and  ye  perish  in  the  way, 
For  his  wrath  will  soon  be  kindled. 

Blessed  are  all  tliey  that  put  their  trust  in  him. 

SEVENTY-THIKD  SELECTION. 

Glories  of  the  King. 

Ps.  45.     My  heart  overfloweth  witli  a  goodly  matter  : 
I  speak  the  things  which  I  have  made  touching  the  king: 
My  tongue  is  the  pen  of  a  ready  writer. 

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THE  KING  AND  THE  KINGDOM 

Thou  art  fairer  than  the  children  of  men  ; 
Grace  is  poured  into  thy  lips  : 

Therefore  dJod  hatli  blessed  thee  for  ever. 

Gird  thy  sword  upon  thy  thigh,  0  mighty  one. 

Thy  glory  and  thy  majesty. 

And  ill  thy  majesty  ride  on  prosperously, 

Because  of  trntli  and  meekness  and  rigliteousness  : 

And  thy  right  hand  shall  teach  thee  terrible  things. 

Thine  arrows  are  sharp  ; 
The  peoples  fall  under  thee  : 

They  are  in  the  heart  of  the  king's  enemies. 

Thy  throne,  0  God,  is  for  ever  and  ever  : 

A  sceptre  of  equity  is  the  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom. 

Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and  hated  wickedness  :. 
Therefore  God,  thy  tlod,  hath  anointed  thee 
With  the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy  fellows. 

All  thy  garments  smell  of  myrrh,  and  aloes,  and  cassia  ; 
Out  of  ivory  palaces  stringed  instruments  have  made  thee 
glad. 

Kings'  daughters  are  among  thy  honorable  women  : 
At  thy  right  hand  doth  stand  the  queen  in  gold  of  Opliir. 

Hearken,  0  daughter,  and  consider,  and   incline  thine^ 
ear  ; 

Forget  also  thine  own  people,  and  thy  father's  house  ; 
So  shall  the  king  desire  thy  beauty  : 
For  he  is  thy  Lord;  and  worship  thou  him. 

And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  shall  be  there  with  a  gift  ; 
Even  the  rich  among  the  people  shall  intreat  thy  favor. 

The  king's  daughter  within  the  palace  is  all  glorious  : 
Her  clothing  is  inwrought  with  gold. 

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JRESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

She  shall  be  led  unto  the  king  in  broidered  work  : 
The  virgfiiis  Iier  companions  that  follow  her 
Sliall  be  brought  unto  thee. 

^ith  gladness  and  rejoicing  shall  they  be  led: 
They  shall  enter  into  the  king's  palace. 

Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall  be  thy  children, 
Whom  thou  shalt  make  princes  in  all  the  earth. 

I  will  make  thy  name  to  be  remembered  in   all  genera- 
tions : 
Therefore  shall  the  peoples  give  tliee  thanks  for  ever  and 
ever. 

SEVENTY-FOURTH  SELECTION. 

Deliverance  to  the  Oppressed. 

Ps.  72.     Give  the  king  thy  judgments,  0  God, 
And  thy  righteousness  unto  the  king's  son. 

He  sliall  judge  tliyi)eopIe  with  righteousness, 

And  thy  poor  with  judguieut. 

The  mountains  shall  bring  peace  to  the  people. 
And  the  hills,  in  righteousness. 

He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the  people, 

He  sliall  save  tlie  children  of  the  needy, 

And  shall  break  in  pieces  tlie  oppressor. 

'They  shall  fear  thee  while  the  sun  endureth, 

And  so  long  as  the  moon,  thri)ughout  all  generations. 

He  shall  come  down  like  rain  upon  the  mown  grass  : 
As  showers  that  water  the  earth. 

In  his  days  shall  the  rigliteoiis  flourish  ; 

And  .abundance  of  peace,  till  the  moon  be  no  more. 

He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea  to  sea, 
And  from  the  River  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

They  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness  shall  bow  before  hjm; 
And  his  enemies  shall  lick  the  dust. 
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The  kings  of  Tarshish  and  of  the  isles  shall  bring  pres- 
ents- 
The  kings  of  Sheba  and  Seba  shall  offer  gifts. 

Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before  him  : 

All  nations  shall  serve  him. 

For  he  shall  deliver  the  needy  when  he  crieth  ; 
And  tlie  poor,  that  hath  no  helper. 

He  shall  have  pity  on  the  poor  and  needy, 

And  the  souls  of  the  needy  he  shall  save. 

He  shall  redeem  their  soul  from  oppression  and  violence; 
And  precious  shall  their  blood  be  in  his  sight : 

And  they  shall  live ;  and  to  him  shall  be  given  of  the  gold 
of  Sheba : 

And  men  shall  pray  for  him  continnally  ; 

They  sSiall  bless  him  all  the  day  long. 

There  shall  be  abundance  of  corn  in  the  earth  upon  the 

top  of  the  mountains  ; 
The  fruit  thereof  shall  shake  like  Lebanon  : 

And  they  of  the  city  shall  flonrish  like  grass  of  the  earth. 

His  name  shall  endure  for  ever  ; 

His  name  shall  be  continued  as  long  as  the  sun  : 

And  men  shall  be  blessed  in  him  ; 

All  nations  shall  call  Iiim  happy. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel, 
Who  only  doetli  wondrous  things  : 

And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  for  ever  ; 

And  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled  with  his  glory. 
Amen,  and  Amen. 

SEVENTY-FIFTH  SELECTION. 

A  Prophecy  of  Righteousness  and  Peace. 

Isa   11.     And  there  shall  come  forth  a  shoot  out  of  the 
stock  of  Jesse, 
And  a  brnnch  out  of  his  roots  shall  bear  fruit : 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

And    the   spirit   of  tlie   Lord  shall  rest  upon  him,  the 
spirit  of  wisdom  and  understanding, 
Tlie  spirit  of  counsel  and  niiu^lit,  tlie  spirit  of  knowledge 
and  of  tlie  fear  of  tlie  Lord  j 

And  his  delight  shall  be  in   the  fear  of  the  Lord  :  and 
he  shall  not  judge  after  the  sight  of  his  eyes, 
neither  reprove  after  the  hearing  of  his  ears  : 
But  with  righteousness  shall  he  judare  the  poor,  and  re- 
prove with  equity  for  the  meek  of  the  earth  : 

And  he  shall  smite  the  earth  with  the  rod  of  his  mouth, 
and  with  the  breath  of  his  lips  shall  he  slay  the 
wicked. 
And  righteousness  shall  be  the  girdle  of  his  loins,  and 
faithfulness  the  girdle  of  his  reins. 

And  the  wolf  shall  dwell  with  the  lamb,  and  the  leopard 
shall  lie  down  with  the  kid  ; 
And  the  calf  and  the  young  lion  and  the  fatliiig  together  5 
and  a  little  child  shall  lead  them. 

And  the  cow  and  the  bear  shall  feed  ;  their  young  ones 
shall  lie  down  together  :  and  the  lion  shall   eat 
straw  like  the  ox. 
And  the  sucking  child  shall  play  on  the  hole  of  the  asp 
and  the  weaned  child  shall  put  his  hand  on  the  basi-' 
lisk's  den. 

They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in  all  my  holy  moun- 
tain : 
For  the  earth  shall  be  full  of  the  knowledge  of  the  Lord 
as  the  waters  cover  the  sea. 

And  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day,  that  the  root  of 
Jesse,  which  standeth  for  an  ensign  of  the  peo- 
ples, unto  him  shall  the  nations  seek  ; 
And  his  resting  place  shall  be  glorious. 

Isa.  12.     And  in  that  day  thou  shalt  say,  I  will  give 
thanks  unto  thee,  0  Lord  ; 
For  though  thou  wast  angry  with  me,  thine  anger  is 
turned  away,  and  thon  comfortest  me. 

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THE  KING  AND  THE  KINGDOM. 

Behold,  God  is  my  salvation  ;  I  will  trust,  and  will  not 
be  afraid  : 
For  the  Lord  Jeliovnh  is  my  stren^tli  and  song ;  nud  he  is 
become  my  salvation. 

Therefore  with  joy  shall  ye  draw  water  out  of  the  wells 

of  salvation.     And  in  that  day  shall   ye   say. 

Give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  call  upon  his  name, 

Declare  Iiisdoini^s  among-  tlie  peoples,  make  mention  that 

his  name  is  exalted. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  hath  done  excellent  things: 
let  this  be  known  in  all  the  earth. 
Cry  aloud  and  shout,  thou  inhabitant  of  Ziou  :  for  great  is. 
the  Holy  One  of  Israel  in  the  midst  of  thee. 

SEVENTY-SIXTH  SELECTION. 
Unto  Us  a  Child  is  Bom. 

Isa.  9.     The  people  that  walked  in  darkness   have  seen 
a  great  light : 
They  that  dwelt  in  the  land  of  the  shadow  of  death,  upon 
them  hath  the  light  shined. 

Thou  hast  multiplied  the  nation,  thou   hast  increased 
their  joy  : 
They  joy  before  thee  according  to  the  joy  in  harvest,  as 
men  rejoice  when  they  divide  the  spoil. 

For  the  yoke  of  his  burden,  and  the  staff  of  his  shoul- 
der, the  rod  of  his  oppressor,  thou  hast  broken 
as  in  the  day  of  Midian. 
For  all  the  armor  of  the  armed  man  in  the  tumult,  and 
the  garments  rolled  in  blood,  shall  even  be  for  burn- 
ing, for  fuel  of  fire. 

For  unto  us  a  child  is  born,  unto  us  a  son  is  given  ;  and 
the  government  shall  be  upon  his  shoulder  : 
And  his  name  shall  be   called   Wonderful,    Counsellor,, 
Mighty  (xod,  Everlasting  Father,  Prince  of  Peace. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Of  the  increase  of  his  government  and  of  peace   there 

shall  be  no  end  ,  upon   the  throne  of  David, 

and  upon  his  kingdom, 

To  establish  it,  and  to  upliold  it  with  judgment  and  with 

righteousness  from  liencefortli  even  for  ever.    The 

zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  shall  perform  this. 

Isa   42.      Behold   my   servant,    whom    I   uphold ;    my 
chosen,  in  whom  my  soul  delighteth  : 
1  have  put  my  spirit  upon  him ;  he  shall  bring  forth  judg- 
ment to  the  Crentiles. 

He  shall  not  cry,  nor  lift  up,  nor  cause  his  voice  to  be 
heard  in  the  street. 
A  bruised  reed  shall  he  not  break,  and  the  smoking  flax 
sliall  he  not  quench  :  he  shall  bring  fortli  judgment  in 
truth. 

He  shall  not  fail  nor  be  discouraged,  till  he  have  set 
judgment  in  the  earth  ; 
And  the  isles  shall  wait  for  his  law. 

Thus  saith  God  the  Lord,  he  that  created  the  heavens, 

and   stretched    them   forth  ;    be    that    spread 

abroad  the  earth  and  that  which  cometh    out 

of  it; 

He  ttiat  giveth  breath  unto  tlie  people  upon  it,  and  spirit 

to  them  that  walk  therein  : 

I  the  Lord  have  called  thee  in  righteousness,  and  will 

hold  thine  hand,  and  will  keep  thee,  and   give 

thee  for  a  covenant  of  the  people,  for  a   light 

of  the  Gentiles  ; 

To  open  the  blind  eyes,  to  bring  out  the  prisoners  fioni 

the  dungeon,  and  them  that  sit  in  darkness  out  of  the 

prison  house. 

I  am  the  Lord  ;  that  is  my  name  :  and  my  glory  will   I 

not  give  to  another,    neither  my  praise  unto 

graven  images. 

Behold,  the  former  things  are  come  to  pass,  and  new 

things  do  I  declare  :  before  tliey  spring  forth  I  tell 

you  of  them. 

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SEVENTY-SEVENTH  SELECTION. 

Good  Tidings. 

Isa.  40.     Comfort  ye,  comfort  ye  my  people,  eaith  your 
.God. 
Speak  ye  comfortably  to  Jerusaleiii,  and  cry  unto  lier,  that 
her  warfare  is  acconiplisheiU  that  her  ini(iiiity  is  par- 
doned ;   that  she  hath  received  of  the  Lord's  hand 
donble  for  ail  her  sins. 

The  voice  of  one  that  crieth,  Prepare  ye  in  the  wilder- 
ness the  way  of  the  Lord,  make  straight  in  the 
desert  a  high  way  for  our  God. 
Every  valley  shall  be  exalted,  and  every  mountain  and  hill 
shall  be  made  low  : 

And  the  crooked  shall  be  made  straight,  and  the  rough 
places  plain : 
And  the  ^iory  of  tlie  Lord  shall  be  revealed,  and  all  flesh 
shall  see  it  together  :  for  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath 
spoken  it. 

The  voice  of  one  saying.  Cry.     And  one  said,  What  shall 
I  cry  ? 
All  flesh  is  grass,  and  all  the  ^oodliuess  thereof  is  as  the 
flower  of  the  fleld  : 

The  grass   withereth,  the  flower  fadeth  ;  because   the 
breath  of  the  Lord  bloweth  upon  it :  surely  the 
people  is  grass. 
The  grass  withereth,  the  flower  fadetii :  but  the  word  of 
our  t!od  shall  stand  for  ever. 

O  thou  that  tellest  good  tidings  to  Zion,  get  thee   up 
into  the  high  mountain  ;    0  thou   that  tellest 
good  tidings  to   Jerusalem,   lift   up  thy  voice 
with  strength  ; 
Lift  it  np,  be  not  afraid;  say  unto  the  cities  of  Judah,  Be- 
hold, your  (iod  ! 

Eehold,  the  Lord  God  will  come  as  a  mighty  one,  and 
his  arm  shall  rule  for  him  : 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Behold,  his  reward  is  with  liiiii,  and  his  recompenee  be- 
fore him. 

He  shall  feed  his  flock  like  a  shepherd,  he  shall  gather 
the  lambs  in  his  arm, 
And  carry  them  in  liis  bosom,  and  shall  gently  lead  those 
that  give  suck. 

Isa.  35.     The  wilderness  and  the  solitary  place  shall  be 
glad  ;  and  the  desert  shall  rejoice,  and  blossom 
as  the  rose. 
It  shall  blossom  abundantly,  and  rejoice  even  M'ith  joy  and 
singing; 

The  glory  of  Lebanon  shall  be  given  unto  it,  the  excel- 
lency of  Carmel  and  Sharon  : 
They  shall  see  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  the  excellency  of  our 
trod. 

Strengthen  ye  the  weak  hands,  and   confirm  the  feeble 
knees. 
Say  to  them  that  are  of  a  fearful  heart,  Be  strong,  fear 
not;  behold,  your  God  will  come  with  vengeance,  with 
the  recompenee  of  God ;  he  will  come  and  save  you. 

Then  the  eyes  of  the  blind  shall  be  opened,  and  the  ears 
of  the  deaf  shall  be  unstopped. 
Then  shall  the  lame  man  leap  as  an  hart,  and  the  tongoe 
of  the  dumb  shall  sing : 

For  in  the  wilderness  shall  waters  break  out,  and  streams 
in  the  desert. 
And  the  glowing  sand  shall  become  a  pool,  and  the  thirsty 
ground  springs  of  water : 

In  the  habitation  of  jackals,  where  they  lay,  shall  be 

grass  with  reeds  and  rushes. 

And  an  highway  shall  be  there,  and  a  way,  and  it  shall  be 

called  The  way  of  holiness  ;    the  unclean  shall  not 

pass  over  it ;  but  it  shall  be  for  those :  the  wayfaring 

men,  yea  fools,  shall  not  err  therein. 

No  lion  shall  be  there,  nor  shall  any  ravenous  beast  go 
up  thereon, "they  shall  not  be  found  there  ; 
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THE  KING  AND  THE  KINGDOM, 

But  the  redeemed  shall  walk  there : 

And  the  ransomed  of  the  Lord  shall  return,  and  come 
with  singing  unto  Zion  ;    and   everlasting  jo]' 
shall  be  upon  their  heads  : 
They  shall  obtain  gladness  and  joy,  and  sorrow  and  sigh- 
ing  shall  flee  away. 

SEVENTY-EIGHTH  SELECTION. 

Glory  of  the  Universal  Kingdom. 

Is.  60.     Arise,  shine  ;  for  thy  light   is  come,  and  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  is  risen  upon  thee. 
For,  behold,  darkness  shall  cover  the  earth,  and  gross 
darkness  the  peoples  : 

But  the  Lord  shall  arise  upon  thee,  and   his  glory  shall 
be  seen  upon  thee. 
And  nations  shall  come  to  thy  light,  and  kings  to  Ihe 
brightness  of  thy  rising. 

Lift  up  thine  eyes  round  about,  and  see :  they  all  gather 
themselves  together,  they  come  to  thee  : 
Thy  sons  shall  come  from  far,  and  thy  daughters  shall  be 
carried  in  the  arms. 

Then  thou  shalt  see  and  be  lightened,  and  thine  heart 
shall  tremble  and  be  enlarged  ; 
Because  the  abundance  of  the  sea  shall  be  turned  unto  thee, 
the  wealth  of  the  nations  shall  come  unto  thee. 

The  multitude  of  camels  shall  cover  thee,  the  drome- 
daries of  Midian  and  Ephah  ;  they  all   shall 
come  from  Sheba  : 
They  shall  bring  gold  and  frankincense,  and  shall  pro- 
claim the  praises  of  the  Lord. 

All  the  flocks  of  Kedar  shall  be  gathered  together  unto 
thee,  the  rams  of  Nebaioth  shall  minister  unto 
thee  : 
They  shall  come  up  with  acceptance  on  mine  altar,  and  I 
will  glorify  the  house  of  my  glory. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Who  are  these  that  fly  as  a  cloud, 
And  as  tlie  doves  to  their  iviinl<nvs  ? 

Surely  the  isles  shall  wait  for  me,  and  the  ships  of  Tar- 
shisli  first,  to  briug  thy  sous  from     far,  their 
silver  and  their  gold  with  them, 
For  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  drod,  and  for  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel,  hecanse  he  hath  glorified  thee. 

And  strangers  shall  build  up  thy  walls,  and  their  kings 
shall  minister  unto  thee  : 
For  in  my  wrath  I  smote  thee,  but  in  my  favor  have  I  had 
mercy  on  thee. 

Thy  gates  also  shall  be  open  continually  ;  they  shall  not 
be  shut  day  nor  night ; 
That  men  may  brinj?  nnto  thee  the  wealth  of  the  nations 
and  their  kings  led  with  them. 

For  that  nation  and  kingdom  that   will  not  serve  thee 
shall  perish  : 
Yea,  those  nations  shall  be  utterly  wasted. 

The  glory  of  Lebanon  shall  come  unto  thee,  the  fir  tree, 
the  pine,  and  the  box  tree  together  ;  to  beau- 
tify the  place  of  my  sanctuary. 
And  I  will  make  the  place  of  my  feet  grlorions. 

And  the  sons  of    them  that  afflicted   thee  shall  come 

bending  unto  thee  ;  and  all  they  that  despise 

thee  shall  bow  themselves  down  at  the  soles  of 

thy  feet ; 

And  they  shall  call  thee  TJie  city  of  the  Lord,  The  Zion  of 

the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

Whereas  thou  hast  been  forsaken  and  hated,  so  that  no 

man  passed  through  thee,  I  will  make  thee  an 

eternal  excellency,  a  joy  of  many  generations. 

Thou  shalt  also  suck  the  milk  of  the  nations,  and  shall 

suck  the  breast  of  kings :  and  thou   shalt  know  that 

I  the  Lord  am  thy  saviour,  and  thy  redeemer,  tlie 

Mighty  One  of  Jacob. 

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THE  KING  AND  THE  KINGDOM. 

For  brass  I  will  bring  gold,  and  for  iron  I  will  bring 
silver,  and  for  wood  brass,  and  for  stones  iron  ; 
I  Tvill  also  make  thy  officers  peace,  and  thine  exactors 
righteousness. 

Violence  shall  no  more  be  heard  in  thy  land,  desolation 
nor  destruction  within  thy  borders ; 
But  thoH  shalt  call  thy  walls  Salyation,  and  thy  gates 
Praise. 

The  sun  shall  be  no  more  thy  light  by  day  ;  neither  for 
brightness  shall  the  moon  give  light  unto  thee  : 
But  the  Lord  shall  be  unto  thee  an  everlasting  light,  and 
thy  God  thy  glory. 

Thy  sun  shall  no  more  go  down,  neither  shall  thy  moon 
withdraw  itself : 
For  the  Lord  shall  be  thine  everlasting  light,  and  the  days 
of  thy  mourning  shall  be  ended. 

Thy  people  also  shall  be  all  righteous,  they  shall  inherit 
the  land  for  ever  ; 
The  branch  of  my  planting,  the  work  of  my  hands,  that  I 
may  be  glorified. 

The  little  one  shall  become  a  thousand,  and  the   small 
one  a  strong  nation  : 
I  the  Lord  will  hasten  it  in  its  time. 

SEVENTY-NINTH  SELECTION, 

The  Kingdom  Come. 

Rev.  7.     After  these  things  I  saw,  and  behold,  a  great 

multitude,  which  no  man  could  number,  out  of 

every  nation,  and  of  all  tribes  and  peoples  and 

tongues,  standing  before  the  throne  and  before 

the  Lamb,  arrayed  in  white  robes,   and  palms 

in  their  hands ; 

And  they  cry  with  a  great  voice,  saying,  Salvation  unto 

our  (xod  which  sittetli  on  the  throne,  and  unto  the 

Lamb. 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

And   all   the  angels  were  standing    round  about  the 
throne,  and  about  the  elders  and  the  four  liv- 
ing creatures  ; 
And  tliey  fell  before  the  tliroiie  on  tlieir  fiices,  and  wor- 
shipped (jod,  sajintr,  Amen  :  Blessing,  and  glory,  and 
wisdom,  and  t]ninksg'ivin&:,  and  honor,   and  power, 
and  niigrhl,  be  unto  our  God  for  ever  and  ever.    Amen. 

And  one  of  the  elders  answered,  saying  unto  me,  These 
which  are  arrayed  in  the  white  robes,  who  are 
they,  and  whence  came  they  ? 
And  I  say.  unto  him,  My  lord,  thou  knowest. 

And  he  said  to  me.  These  are  they  which  come  out  of 

the  great  tribulation,  and  they  washed  their 

robes,  and  made  them  white  in  the  blood    of 

the  Lamb. 

Therefore  are  they  before  the  throne  of  (xod ;  and  they 

serve  him  day  and  niglit  in  his  temi)le  :   And  he  that 

sitteth  on  the  throne  shall  spread  liis  tabernacle  over 

them. 

They  shall  hunger  no  more,  neither  thirst  any  more  ; 

neither  shall  the  sun  strike  upon  them,    nor 

any  heat : 

For  the  Lamb  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the  throne  shall  be 

their  shepherd,  and  shall  guide  them  nnto  fountains 

of  waters  of  life :  and  Ood  shall  M'ipe  away  every  tear 

from  their  eyes. 

Eev.  11.     And  the  seventh  angel  sounded  ;  and  there 
followed  great  voices  in  heaven, 
And  tliey  said.  The  kingdom  of  the  world  is  become  the 
kingdom  of  our  Lord,  and  of  his  Christ :  and  lie  shall 
reign  for  ever  and  ever. 

And  the  four  and  twenty  elders,  which  sit  before  God 

on  their  thrones,  fell   upon  their  faces,   and 

worshipped  God, 

Saying,  We  give  tiiee  1  hanks,  0  Lord  God,  the  Almiglity, 

which  art  and  nhieli  wast ;  because  Ihou  hast  taken 

thy  great  power,  and  didst  reign. 

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GENERAL  PRAISE. 

EIGHTIETH  SELECTION. 

God  in  Zion. 

Ps.  87.     His  foundation  is  in  the  holy  mountains. 
The  Lord  loveth  the  gates  of  Zion 
More  than  all  the  dwellings  of  Jacob. 

Glorious  things  are  spoken  of  thee, 

0  city  of  «od. 

I  will  make  mention  of  Rahab  and  Babylon  as  among 

them  that  know  me  : 
Behold  Philistia,  and  Tyre,  with  Ethiopia  ; 
This  one  was  born  there. 

Tea,  of  Zion  it  shiill  be  said,  Tliis  one  and  that  one  was 

born  in  lier ; 
And  the  Most  High  himself  shall  establish  her. 

The  Lord  shall  count,  when  he  writeth  up  the   peoples, 
This  one  was  born  there. 

Tliey  tliat  sing  as  well  as  they  that  dance  shall  say, 

All  my  fountains  are  in  tliee. 

Ps.  24.  The  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the  fullness  thereof  ; 
The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas. 

And  established  it  upon  tlie  floods. 

"Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord  ? 
And  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy  place  ? 

He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure  heart ; 
Who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanity. 
And  hath  not  sworn  deceitfully. 

He  shall  receive  a  blessing  from  the  Lord, 

And  righteousness  from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 

This  is  the  generation  of  them  that  seek  after  him, 

That  seek  thy  face,  0  God  of  Jacob. 

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RESPONSIVE  HEADINGS. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates  ; 
And  be  ye  lift  up,  ye  everlastiug  doois  : 
And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

Who  is  the  King  of  glory  ? 

The  Lord  strong  and  mighty, 
The  Lord  mighty  in  battle. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  0  ye  gates  ; 
Yea,  lift  them  up,  ye  everlasting  doors '. 
And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ? 

The  Lord  of  hosts, 

He  is  the  King  of  glory. 

Ps.  95.     0  come,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord  : 
Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  to  the  rock  of  our  salvation. 
Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  thanksgiving, 
Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  unto  him  ivith  psalms. 

For  the  Lord  is  a  great  God, 
And  a  great  King  above  all  gods. 

In  his  hand  are  the  deep  places  of  the  earth  ; 
The  heights  of  the  mountains  are  his  also. 

The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it ; 

And  his  hands  formed  the  dry  land. 

O  come,  let  us  worship  and  bow  down  ; 
Let  us  kneel  before  the  Lord  our  Maker  : 

For  he  is  our  God, 

And  we  are  the  people  of  his  pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  his 
hand. 

EIGHTY-FIRST    SELECTION. 
God's  Universal  Sway 
Ps.  47.     0  clap  your  hands  all  ye  peoples ; 

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GENERAL  PRAISE. 

Shout  unto  God  with  the  voice  of  triumphs 
For  tlio  Lord  Most  Higli  is  terrible  ; 
He  is  a  great  King  over  all  the  earth. 

He  shall  subdue  the  peoples  under  us, 
And  the  nations  under  our  feet. 

He  shall  choose  our  inheritance  for  us. 
The  excellency  of  Jacob  whom  he  loTed, 

God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout. 

The  Lord  witli  the  sound  of  a  trumpet. 

Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  praises  : 

Sing  praises  unto  our  King,  sing  praises. 

For  God  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth  : 
Sing  ye  praises  with  understanding. 

God  relgneth  over  the  nations  : 

God  sitteth  upon  his  holy  throne. 

The  princes  of  the  peoples  are  gathered  together 
To  be  the  people  of  the  God  of  Abraham  : 

For  the  shields  of  the  earth  belong  unto  God  ; 

He  is  greatly  exalted. 

Ps.  9G.     0  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song  : 
Sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth. 

Sing  unto  tlie  Lord,  bless  his  name  ; 

Show  forth  his  salvation  from  day  to  day. 

Declare  his  glory  among  the  nations. 

His  marvellous  works  among  all  the  peoples. 

For  great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised  : 
He  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 

For  all  the  gods  of  the  peoples  are  idols  : 
But  the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

Honor  and  majesty  are  before  him  : 

Strength  and  beauty  are  in  his  sanctuary. 

163  "^ 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Give  unto  the  Lord,  ye  kindreds  of  the  peoples, 

Give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and  strength. 

Give  nnto  the  Lord  the  jrlory  due  unto  his  name : 
Bring  an  offering,  and  come  into  his  courts. 

0  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness  : 
Tremble  before  liim,  all  the  earth. 

Say  among  the  nations,  the  Lord  reigneth  : 

The  world  also  is  stablished  tliat  it  cannot  be  moved : 
He  shall  judge  the  peoples  with  equity. 

Let  the  heavens  be  glad,  and  let  the  earth  rejoice  ; 
Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof  ; 

Let  the  held  exult,  and  all  that  is  therein ; 

Then  shall  all  tlie  trees  of  the  wood  sing  for  joy ; 

Before  the  Lord,  for  he  cometh  ; 
For  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth  : 

He  shall  judge  the  world  with  righteousness, 

And  the  peoples  with  his  truth. 

EIGHTY-SECOND  SELECTION. 

The  Lord  our  God  is  Holy. 

Ps.  99.     The  Lord  reigneth  ;  let  the  peoples   tremble 
He  sitteth  upon  the  cherubim  ;  let  the  earth  be  moved. 

The  Lord  is  great  in  Zion  ; 

And  he  is  high  above  all  the  peoples. 

Let  them  praise  thy  great  and  terrible  name  : 
Holy  is  he. 

The  king's  strength  also  loveth  judgment ; 
Thou  dost  establish  equity. 
Thou  executest  judgment  and  righteousness  in  Jacob. 

Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God, 
And  worship  at  his  footstool : 
Holy  is  he. 

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GENERAL  PRAISE. 

Moses  and  Aaron  among  his  priests, 

And  Samuel  among  them  that  call  upon  his  name ; 

They  called  upon  the  Lord,  and  he  answered  them. 

He  spake  niito  them  iii  the  pillar  of  cloud  : 

They  kept  his  testimonies,  and  the  statnte  that  he  gave 
them. 

Thou  answeredst  them,  0  Lord  our  God  : 
Thou  wast  a  iJod  that  forgavest  them, 
Though  thou  tookest  vengeance  of  their  doings. 

Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God, 
And  worship  at  his  holy  hill  ; 
For  the  Lord  our  tfod  is  holy. 

Ps.  98.     0  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song  ; 
For  he  hath  done  marvellous  things  : 

His  right  hand,  and  his  lioly  arm,  hath  wrought  salvation 
for  liim. 

The  Lord  hath  made  known  his  salvation  : 

His  righteousness  hath  he  openly  showed  in  the  sight  of 
the  nations. 

He  hath  remembered    his   mercy  and    his   faithfulness 
toward  the  house  of  Israel  : 
All  the  ends  of  the  earth  have  seen  the  salvation  of  our 
«od. 

Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth  ,' 
Break  forth  and  sing  for  joy,  yea,  sing  praises. 

Sing  praises  unto  the  Lord  with  the  harp  ; 

With  the  harp  and  the  voice  of  melody. 
With  trumpets  and  sound  of  cornet 
Make  a  joyful  noise  before  the  King,  the  Lord. 

Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof  ; 
The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein  ; 

Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands ; 

Let  tlie  hills  sing  for  joy  together 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Before  the  Lord,  for  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth  : 
He  shall  jiul^e  tlie  world  ivitli  righteousness, 
And  the  peoples  with  equity. 

EIGHTY-THIRD  SELECTION. 

Thankfulness. 

Ps.  111.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

I  will  ^ive  thanks  unto  the  Lord  with  my  whole  heart, 
In  the  council  of  the  upright,  and  in  the  congregation. 

The  works  of  the  Lord  are  great, 

Sought  out  of  all  them  that  have  pleasure  therein. 

His  work  is  honour  and  majesty  : 

And  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

He  hath  made  his  wonderful  works  to  be  remembered 
The  Lord  is  gracious  and  full  of  compassion. 

He  hath  given  meat  unto  them  that  fear  him  : 

He  will  ever  be  mindful  of  his  covenant. 

He  hath  shewed  his  people  the  power  of  his  works, 
In  giving  them  the  heritage  of  the  nations. 

The  works  of  his  hands  are  truth  and  judgment; 

All  his  precepts  are  sure. 

They  are  established  for  ever  and  ever, 
Thoy  are  done  in  truth  and  uprightness. 

He  hath  sent  redemption  unto  liis  people  ; 
He  hath  commanded  his  covenant  for  ever  : 
Holy  and  reverend  is  his  name. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom  ; 
A  good  understanding-  have  all  they  that  do  thereafter : 
His  praise  endureth  for  ever, 

Ps.  GG.     Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  God,  all  the  earth  : 
Sing  forth  the  glory  of  his  name  : 
Make  his  praise  glorious. 

Say  unto  God,  How  terrible  are  thy  works  ! 

166 


GENERAL  PRAISE. 

Through  the  greatness  of  thy  power  shall  thine  enemies 
submit  themselves  unto  thee. 
All  tlie  earth  sliall  worship  thee, 
And  shall  sin^  unto  thee ; 
They  shall  sing  to  thy  name. 

Oome,  and  sea  the  works  of  God  ; 

He  is  terrihle  in  his  doing  toward  the  children  of  men. 

He  turned  the  sea  into  dry  land  : 
They  went  through  the  river  on  foot  : 
Tliere  did  we  rejoice  in  liim. 

He  ruleth  by  his  might  for  ever  ; 
His  eyes  observe  the  nations  : 

Let  not  the  rebellioas  exalt  themselves. 

0  bless  our  God,  ye  peoples. 

And  make  the  voice  of  his  praise  to  be  heard  : 
Whicli  holdetli  our  soul  in  life, 
And  suffereth  not  our  feet  to  be  moved. 

For  thou,  0  God,  hast  proved  us  : 
Thou  hast  tried  ns,  as  silver  is  tried. 

Thou  broughtest  us  into  the  net ; 

Thou  layedst  a  sore  burden  upon  our  loins. 

Thou  hast  caused  men  to  ride  over  our  heads  ; 
We  went  through  fire  and  through  water  ; 
But  tJiou  broughtest  us  out  into  a  wealthy  place. 

1  will  come  into  thy  house  with  burnt  offerings, 

I  will  pay  thee  my  vows, 

Wliich  my  lips  have  uttered, 

And  my  mouth  hath  spoken,  when  I  was  in  distress. 

I  will  offer  unto  thee  burnt  offerings  of  fatlings. 
With  the  incense  of  rams  ; 
I  will  offer  bullocks  with  goats. 

Come,  and  hear,  all  ye  that  fear  God, 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

And  I  will  declare  what  he  huth  done  for  my  soul. 
I  cried  iiuto  him  with  my  moiitli, 
And  lie  was  extolled  witli  mj  tongue. 

If  I  regard  iniquity  in  my  heart,  the  Lord  will  not  hear  : 

But  verily  God  hath  heard  ; 

He  hath  attended  to  the  voice  of  my  prayer. 

Blessed  he  Clod, 

Which  liath  not  turned  away  my  prayer,  nor  liis  mercy 
from  me. 

EIGHTY-FOURTH  SELECTION. 

Greatness  and  Goodness  of  God. 

Ps.  145.     I  will  extol  thee,  my  God,  0  King  ; 
And  I  will  bless  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

Every  day  will  I  bless  thee  ; 

And  I  will  praise  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

Great  is  the  Lord,  and  highly  to  be  praised  ; 
And  his  greatness  is  unsearchable. 

One  generation  shall  land  thy  works  to  another, 

And  shall  declare  thy  mighty  acts. 

Of  the  glorious  majesty  of  thine  honor, 
And  of  thy  wondrous  works,  will  I  meditate. 

And  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of  thy  terrible  acts  ; 

And  I  will  declare  thy  greatness. 

They  shall  utter  the  memory  of  thy  great  goodness. 
And  shall  sing  of  thy  righteonsness. 

The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion  ; 
Slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  mercy. 

The  Lord  is  good  to  all ; 

And  his  tender  mercies  are  over  all  his  works. 

All  thy  works  shall  give  thanks  unto  thee,  0  Lord  ; 
And  thy  saints  shall  bless  tliee. 

They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy  kingdom, 
And  talk  of  thy  power  ; 

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GENERAL  PRAISE. 

To  make  known  to  the  sons  of  men  liis  mighty  acts. 
And  the  glory  of  the  majesty  of  his  kingdom. 

Thy  kingJom  is  an  everlii sting  kingdom, 

And  thy  dominion  endnretli  thronghoiit  nil  generations. 

The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that  fall. 

And  raisetli  up  all  those  that  be  bowed  down. 

The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee  ; 

And  thou  givest  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

Thou  openest  thine  hand, 

And  satisflest  the  desire  of  every  living  thing. 

The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his  ways. 
And  gracious  in  all  his  w  orks. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  call  upon  him,. 
To  all  that  call  upon  him  in  truth. 

He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  them  that  fear  him ; 

He  also  will  hear  their  cry,  and  will  save  them. 

The  Lord  preserveth  all  them  that  love  him  ; 
But  all  the  wicked  will  he  destroy. 

My  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  of  the  Lord  ; 

And  let  all  flesh  bless  his  holy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

Ps.  150.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
Praise  God  in  his  sanctuary  : 

Praise  him  in  theflrmament  of  his  power. 

Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts  : 

Praise  him  aocordiiigto  his  excellent  greatness. 

Praise  him  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet  : 
Praise  him  with  the  psaltery  and  harp. 

Praise  him  with  the  timbrel  and  dance  : 

Praise  him  with  stringed  instruments  and  the  pipe. 

Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cymbals  : 

Praise  him  upon  the  high  sounding  cymbals. 

Let  every  thing  tliat  hath  breath  praise  the  Lord. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

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MESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

EIGHTY-FIFTH   SELECTION. 

By  the  United  Assembly  of  the  Saints. 

Ps.  133.     Behold,  how  good  and  how  pleasant  it  is 
For  brethren  to  dwell  together  in  unity  ! 

It  is  like  the  precious  oil  upon  the  head, 

That  ran  down  upon  the  beard, 

Even  Aaron's  beard ; 

Tliat  came  down  upon  the  skirt  of  his  garments ; 

Like  the  dew  of  Hermon, 

That  Cometh  down  upon  the  mountains  of  Zion  : 

For  there  tlie  Lord  couimanded  the  blessing'. 

Even  life  for  evermore. 

Ps.  146.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
Praise  the  Lord,  0  my  soul. 

AVliile  I  live  will  I  praise  the  Lord : 

I  will  sing  praises  unto  my  (xod  while  I  have  any  being. 

Put  not  your  trust  in  princes, 

Nor  in  the  son  of  man,  in  whom  there  is  no  help. 

His  breath  goeth  fortli,  lie  returnetli  to  his  earth  j 

In  that  very  day  his  thoughts  perish. 

Happy  is  he  that  hath  the  God  of  Jacob  for  his  help, 
Whose  hope  is  in  the  Lord  his  God  : 

Which  made  heaven  and  earth, 

Tlie  sea,  and  all  tliat  in  them  is  : 

"Which  keepeth  truth  for  ever  : 

Whlcli  execnteth  judgment  for  the  oppressed ; 
Wliicli  givetli  food  to  tlie  hungry: 

The  Lord  looseth  the  prisoners  ; 

The  Lord  openetli  the  eyes  of  the  blind  j 

The  Lord  raiseth  up  them  that  are  bowed  down ; 
The  Lord  lovetli  the  righteous ; 

The  Lord  preserveth  the  strangers ; 

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GENERAL  PRAISE. 

He  upholdeth  the  fatherless  and  widow  ; 

But  the  way  of  the  m icked  he  turneth  upside  down. 

The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever, 
Thy  God,  0  Zion,  unto  all  generations. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Ps.  149.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song, 

And  his  praise  in  the  assembly  of  the- saints. 

Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that  made  him  : 

Let  the  children  of  Zion  be  joyful  in  their  King. 

Let  tlieni  praise  his  name  in  the  dance  : 

Let  them  sing  praises  nnto  him  y\\\\\  the  timbrel  and  harp. 

For  the  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  his  people  : 
He  will  beautify  the  meek  with  salvation. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord, 

EIGHTY-SIXTH  SELECTION. 

Universal  Call  to  Praise. 

Ps.  147.     Praise  ye  the  Lord  ; 
For  it  is  good  to  sing  praises  unto  our  God  ; 
For  it  is  pleasant,  and  praise  is  comely. 

The  Lord  doth  build  up  Jerusalem  ; 

He  gathereth  together  the  outcasts  of  Israel. 

He  henleth  the  broken  in  heart, 

And  bindeth  np  their  wounds. 

He  telleth  the  number  of  the  stars  ; 
He  giveth  them  all  their  names. 

(xreat  is  our  L  o  r  d  ,  and  mighty  in  power ; 

His  understanding  is  infinite. 

The  Lord  upholdeth  the  meek  : 

He  bringeth  the  wicked  down  to  the  ground. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  thanksgiving  ; 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Sing  praises  upon  the  harp  nnto  our  God  : 

Who  covereth  the  heaveu  with  clouds, 

Who  prepareth  rain  for  the  earth, 

Who  maketh  grass  to  grow  upon  the  mountains. 

He  glvetli  ti)  tlie  beast  liis  food. 

And  to  the  young  ravens  wliich  cry. 

He  delighteth  not  in  the  strength  of  the  horse  : 
He  taketh  no  pleasure  in  the  legs  of  a  man. 

Tlie  Lord  taketli  pleasure  in  them  that  l^ar  liiui, 

In  those  that  hope  in  his  mercy. 

Praise  the  Lord,  0  Jerusalem  ; 
Praise  thy  God,  0  Zion. 

For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars  of  thy  gates  ; 
He  hath  blessed  thy  children  within  thee. 

He  maketli  peace  in  tliy  borders  ; 

He  filletli  thee  witli  the  finest  of  the  whesit. 

He  sendeth  out  his  commandment  upon  earth  ; 
His  word  rnuueth  very  swiftly. 

He  giveth  snow  like  wool  ; 

He  scattereth  the  hoar  frost  like  ashes. 

He  castetli  fortli  liis  ice  like  morsels  : 

Who  can  stand  before  his  cold  J 

He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and  melteth  them  : 
He  causetli  his  wind  to  blow,  and  the  waters  flow. 

He  showeth  his  word  unto  Jacob, 

His  statutes  and  his  judgments  unto  Israel. 

He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation  : 

And  as  for  his  judgments,  they  have  not  known  them. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Ps.  148.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord  from  the  heavens  : 
Praise  him  in  the  heights. 

Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels  : 
Praise  ye  him,  all  his  host. 

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GENERAL  PRAISE. 

Praise  je  him,  sun  and  moon  i 
Praise  him,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 

Praise  him,  ye  heavens  of  heavens, 
And  ye  waters  that  be  above  the  heavens. 
Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 
For  he  commanded,  and  they  were  created. 

He  hath  also  stablished  them  for  ever  and  ever  : 
He  hath  made  a  decree  wliich  shall  not  pass  away. 

Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth, 
Ye  dragons,  and  all  deeps  : 

Fire  and  hail,  snow  and  vapor  ; 

Stormy  wind,  fulfilling  his  word  : 

Mountains  and  all  hills  ; 
Fruitful  trees  and  all  cedars  : 

Beasts  and  all  cattle ; 

Creeping  things  and  flying  fowl : 

Kings  of  the  earth  and  all  peoples  ; 
Princes  and  all  judges  of  the  earth  : 

Both  young  men  and  maidens  ; 

Old  men  and  children  : 

Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 
For  his  name  alone  is  exalted  : 

His  glory  is  above  the  earth  and  heaven. 

And  he  hath  lifted  up  the  horn  of  his  people, 
The  praise  of  all  his  saints  ; 

Even  of  the  children  of  Israel,  a  people  near  unto  him. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

EIGHTY-SEVENTH  SELECTION. 

For  Ordinations  and  Dedications. 

Ps.  122.     I  was  glad  when  they  said  unto  me. 
Let  us  go  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

Our  feet  are  standing 

Within  thy  gates,  0  Jerusalem ; 

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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Jerusalem,  that  art  biiilded 

As  a  city  that  is  compact  together  : 

Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  even  the  tribes  of  the  Lord, 

For  a  testimony  unto  Israel, 

To  give  thanks  unto  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

For  there  are  set  thrones  for  judgment. 
The  tlirones  of  the  lionse  of  David. 

Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem  : 
They  shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 

Peace  l)e  witliin  thy  walls, 

And  prosperity  within  thy  palaces. 

For  my  brethren  and  companions'  sakes, 
I  will  now  say,  Peace  be  within  thee. 

For  the  sake  of  tiie  house  of  the  Lord  our  God 

I  will  seek  thy  good. 

Ps.  132.     Lord,  remember  for  David 

All  his  affliction  ; 

How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord, 

And  vowed  nnto  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob  : 

Surely  I  will  not  come  into  the  tabernacle  of  my  house, 
Nor  go  up  into  my  bed  ; 

I  will  not  give  sleep  to  mine  eyes, 

Or  slumber  to  mine  eyelids  ; 

Until  I  find  out  a  place  for  the  Lord, 
A  tabernacle  for  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob. 

Lo,  we  heard  of  it  in  Ephrathah  : 
We  found  it  in  the  field  of  the  wood. 

We  will  go  into  his  tabernacles ; 

We  will  worship  at  his  footstool.  ' 

Arise,  0  Lord,  into  thy  resting  place  ; 
Thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy  strength. 

174 


GENERAL  PRAISE. 

Let  thy  priests  be  clothed  with  righteousness  ; 
And  let  thy  saints  shout  for  joy. 

For  thy  servant  David's  sake 

Tnrii  not  away  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

The  Lord  hath  sworn  unto  David  in  trutli ; 

He  will  not  turn  from  it  : 

Of  the  fruit  of  thy  body  will  I  set  upon  thy  throne. 
If  thy  children  will  keep  my  covenant 
And  my  testimony  that  I  shall  teach  them, 
Their  children  also  shall  sit  upon  thy  throne  for  evermore. 

For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Zion  ; 
He  hath  desired  it  for  his  habitation. 

This  is  my  resting  place  for  ever : 

Here  will  1  dwell ;  for  1  have  desired  it. 

I  will  abundantly  bless  her  provision : 
I  will  satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 

Her  priests  also  will  I  clothe  with  salvation  : 

And  her  saints  shall  shout  aloud  for  joy. 

There  will  I  make  the  horn  of  David  to  bud  : 
I  have  ordained  a  lamp  for  mine  anointed. 

His  enemies  will  1  clothe  with  shame  : 

But  upon  himself  shall  his  crown  flourish. 

Ps.  100.     Make   a   joyful   noise  unto   the    Lord,  all  ye 
lands. 
Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness  : 
Come  before  his  presence  with  singing'. 

Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  : 
It  is  he  that  hath  made  us,  and  we  are  his  ; 
We  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 

Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving. 
And  into  his  courts  with  praise  : 

Give  thanks  unto  him,  and  bless  his  name. 

175 


RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

Por  the  Lord  is  good  ;  his  mercy  endnreth  for  ever  ; 
And  his  faithfulness  unto  all  g-enerations. 

EIGHTY-EIGHTH  SELECTION. 

The  Ten  Commandments. 

In  place  of  the  congregation  the  choir  can  render  the  responses 
if  thought  best.  In  this  way  the  Ten  Commandments  may 
be  introduced  as  an  antiphon  in  the  evening  service. 

God  spake  all  these  words,  saying, 

I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  brought  thee  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 

Thou  shalt  have  none  other  gods  before  me. 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep 
this  law. 

Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  a  graven  image,  nor 
the  likeness  of  any  form  that  is  in  heaven 
above,  or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is 
in  the  water  under  the  earth  :  thou  shalt  not 
bow  down  thyself  unto  them,  nor  serve  them  : 
for  I  the  Lord  thy  God  am  a  jealous  God, 
visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon  the 
children,  upon  the  third  and  upon  the  fourth 
generation  of  them  that  hate  me  ;  and  shew- 
ing mercy  unto  thousands,  of  them  that  love 
me  and  keep  my  commandments. 
Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep 
this  law. 

Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
vain  ;    for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guiltless 
that  taketh  his  name  in  vain. 
Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep 
this  law. 

-Remember  the  Sabbath  day,  to  keep  it  holy.  Six  days 
shalt  thou  labor,  and  do  all  thy  work  :  but  the 
seventh  day  is  a  Sabbath  unto  the  Lord  thy 
God  :  in  it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work,  thou, 
nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  daughter,  thy  manservant, 

176 


THE  TEX  COMMANDMENTS. 

nor  thy  maidservant,  nor  thy  cattle,  nor 
thy  stranger  that  is  within  thy  gates  :  for  in 
six  days  the  Lord  made  heaven  and  earth,  the 
sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is,  and  rested  the  sev- 
enth day  :  wherefore  tlie  Lord  blessed  the  Sab- 
bath day,  and  hallowed  it. 
Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep 
this  lavr. 

Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother  :  that  thy  days  may 
be  long    upon    the   land  which   the  Lord  thy 
God  giveth  thee. 
Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep 
this  lavr. 

Thou  shalt  do  no  murder. 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep 
this  law. 

Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep 
this  law. 

Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep 
this  law. 

Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy  neighbor. 
Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  heai'ts  to  keep 
this  law. 

Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbor's  house,  thou  shalt 
not   covet   thy   neighbor's  wife,  nor  his  man- 
servant, nor  his  maidservant,  nor  his   ox,    nor 
his  ass,  nor  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbour's. 
Lord,  liave  mercy  upon  us,  and  write  all  these  thy  laws  in 
our  hearts,  we  beseech  thee. 

Then  the  Minister  may  say  ; 
Hear  also  what  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  saith. 
Thou   shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart, 
and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind. 
This  is  the  great  and  first  commandment.  And 
a  second  like  unto  it  is  this,  Thou  shalt  love  thy 
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RESPONSIVE  READINGS. 

neighbor  as  thyself.     On  these  two  command- 
ments hangeth  the  whole  law,  and  the  prophets. 

I  have  inclined  mine  lieart  to  perform  thy  statutes, 

For  ever,  even  unto  the  end.— Ps.  119  :  112. 

EIGHTY-NINTH  SELECTION. 
The  Beatitudes. 

And  seeing  the  multitudes,  he  went  up  into  the  moun- 
tain :  and  when  he  had  sat  down,  his  disciples 
came  unto  him  :  and  he  opened  his  mouth 
and  taught  them,  saying. 

Blessed  are  the   poor  in  spirit : 

For  theirs  is  tlie  kingdom  of  heaven. 

Blessed  are  they  that  mourn  : 
For  they  shall  be  comforted. 

Blessed  are  the  meek  : 

For  tliey  shall  inherit  the  earth. 

Blessed  are  they  that  hunger  and  thirst  after  righteous- 
ness : 
For  they  shaU  be  filled. 

Blessed  are  the  merciful : 
For  they  shall  obtain  mercy. 

Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart : 
For  they  shall  see  God. 

Blessed  are  the  peacemakers  : 

For  they  shall  be  called  sons  of  God. 

Blessed  are  they  that  have  been  persecuted   for  right- 
eousness' sake  : 
For  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

Blessed  are  ye  when  men  shall  reproach  you,  and  perse- 
cute you,  and  say  all  manner   of  evil   against 
you  falsely,  for  my  sake. 
Rejoice,  and  be  exceeding  glad  :  for  great  is  your  reward 
in  heaven  :  for  so  persecuted  they  the  prophets  which 
were  before  you. 

178 


INDEX. 


'salm. 

^Selection. 

Psalm. 

Selection. 

Psalm. 

Selection* 

1.... 

8 

34 

--- 9 

72 

-.- 74 

3...- 

...72 

36 

13 

73 

14 

3.... 

--..59 

37 

12 

75 

15 

4.... 

.---59 

38 

-.-- 35 

76 

53 

6-... 

31 

39 

41 

77 

--- 68 

7.-,- 

- -.--38 

40 

.-- 39 

79 

.-- 40 

8.... 

4 

41 

41 

80 

.--- 40 

9.... 

..-- 58 

42 

-.-- 65 

82 

---- 15 

10-... 

42 

43 

65 

84 

--- -65 

11.... 

--59 

45 

73 

85 

56 

13.... 

---.11 

46.--. 

--- 63 

86 

....  ....45 

13.... 

31 

47 

81 

87 

-.80 

15.... 

- 9 

48 

53 

88 

29 

16..-. 

60 

49 

--- 10 

89 

70 

17.... 

43 

50 

18 

90 

47 

18  ... 

50,51 

51 

-.34 

91 

60 

19...- 

- 3 

53 

10 

92 

17 

20...- 

--- 71 

53 

13 

93 

.-  .17 

31.... 

71 

54 

63 

94  ..  . 

16 

33.... 

37 

55 

64 

95 

80 

23-.-. 

61 

56 

--.- 63 

96 

81 

24-... 

.-. 80 

57.--.. 

- 62 

97.   . 

- -19 

25...- 

----36 

61 

66 

98 

-  82 

36 .  -  - . 

8 

62 

64 

99 

83 

37.... 

--- 61 

63 

66 

100 

.87 

38.... 

44 

64 

11 

101 

19 

39..-. 

4 

65  --._ 

-..  3 

102 

.30 

30.... 

52 

66  .... 

83 

103 

.  .  37 

31.... 

46 

67 

---  3 

104 

1 

33.... 

35 

68 

54 

106.  . 

1 

33.... 

67 

69 

28 

107.... 

55 

71 

48 

109 

31 

Psalm. 


Selection.  Psalm. 


110 73 

111 83 

112 8 

114 5 

115 5 

116 ..52 

117 9 

118 57 

119 20,21,  22 

121 61 

122 87 

123. ...42 

124 56 

125 61 

126. 56 

130 .36 

131 69 

132 87 

133 85 

134 6 

135. 6 

T38 49 

139 69 


Selection.    Isaiah 


140 45 

141 44 

142 49 

143.. ._ ...49 

144 38 

145 .84 

146 85 

147 86 

148. 86 

149-.-.   ....85 

150 84 

Prov. 

1 23 

3 24 

8 25 

20 26 

23 26 

Isaiah. 

5 26 

9 76 


Selection. 


11 75 

12 75 

35 77 

40 77 

42 76 

53 32 

60 78 

Lam. 

1-... 33 

Rev. 

7 79 

11 ...79 

The   Ten   Command- 
ments. 

88 
The  Beatitudes. 


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